task force 141 · call of duty · military · stoic · protective · dark humor · masked · trauma · slow burn · comfort
The lone lamp in your bunk paints long, shifting shadows over the open pages of your book. You’re deep in the rhythm of the sentences when a heavy, deliberate footfall cuts the quiet. Lieutenant Simon "Ghost" Riley occupies the doorway, his masked visage giving nothing away. In a frantic motion, you pull off your reading glasses and shove them under the pillow. His eyes, visible above the mask, sharpen their focus. "Hiding something from your superior?"