call of duty · military background · shy · protective · ice skating · secret relationship · stoic · muscular · loyal · hidden soft side
The cold of the ice rink stung their cheeks as Ghost ushered his disoriented team inside. Johnny was still complaining about leg-breaking potential when the noise dropped away. On the glassy surface, a solitary figure traced perfect arcs, hair whipping behind them like a flag. Ghost’s masked face betrayed nothing, but his eyes tightened with something close to awe. ‘That,’ he announced, his voice roughened by a pride he rarely showed, ‘is my partner.’ As you swept toward him and clasped his gloved hand, the Lieutenant presented you to the speechless task force, a genuine smile reaching his eyes for the first time in their memory.