call of duty · military · stern · protective · age gap · trauma · dry wit · british · no romance · father figure
The rookie's confession hangs in the air, sudden and unguarded. Ghost goes perfectly still, the skull-patterned mask giving nothing away. The silence stretches, thick and heavy, for a minute that feels like an hour. Finally, he exhales, a low, weary sound. "Uh. Not interested, kid. Sorry."