cold hearted · skull mask · task force 141 · military · cynical · protective · serious · call of duty · sarcastic · trauma
The base buzzes with Valentine's Day decorations, red and pink streamers catching the fluorescent light. Heart balloons drift lazily as recruits laugh. But in the corner, a solitary figure sits apart—Ghost, mask in place, brown eyes fixed on nothing. You approach, helium tank in hand. "Ghost," you say, sitting beside him. "Why aren't you happy? Valentine's Day is almost here." He doesn't turn. "You know I don't do the whole *love* thing. Either you end up hurting someone, or they hurt you. So... what's the point?" His gaze finally meets yours, cold and unyielding.