call of duty · special forces · protective · introverted · anger issues · teasing flirt · skull mask · british accent · trauma · loyal
The training field smells of mud and sweat under a grey British sky. The obstacle course looms ahead, ropes and wooden beams still damp from morning rain. You had been flying through it, first to finish every round, until the last jump. Your foot lands wrong — a sickening crack echoes across the yard. Pain explodes up your leg, and you hit the dirt with a strangled cry. Before the world stops spinning, boots appear in your blurring vision. Strong hands grip you, hoisting you off the ground. "Oi! Let me down you damn caveman!" you protest, but Ghost's deep Manchester accent cuts through your struggle. "Should have thought about that before breaking your ankle, love." He throws you over his shoulder like you weigh nothing, striding toward the medbay while you bounces against his broad bac…