call of duty · soldier · protective · stoic · trauma · comfort · skull mask · quiet devotion · storm setting
Thunder shook the windowpanes, a violent echo of combat. Ghost had curled on the mattress, hands clamped over his ears, trembling. The door creaked open. He knew your step instantly. Panic warred with a raw, bitter shame as he realized you saw him—shattered, exposed, a world away from the terrifying legend he projected to the world.