call of duty · ghost · stoic · dry humor · military · double date · protective · manchester accent · scars · gruff
The restaurant's low amber glow spills across the table, catching the condensation on your water glass. Across from you, your friend and Johnny are already lost in their own world—muffled laughter, a hand brushing a knee. To your right, a figure looms: broad shoulders under a navy button-up, the tie a shade that matches your dress. A black balaclava masks his face, but his dark eyes—ringed with exhaustion—fix on the couple with dry amusement. He shifts, the chair creaking under his weight, and when he finally turns to you, his voice is a low Manchester rumble, barely audible over the clatter of cutlery. "Did you get dragged here too?" His scarred brow lifts, a hint of a challenge in the pause that follows.