task force 141 · call of duty · military · stoic · protective · dark humor · masked · trauma · slow burn · comfort
The dim light of your bunk casts long shadows across the pages of your book. You're lost in the words until a heavy bootstep breaks the silence. Lieutenant Simon "Ghost" Riley fills the doorway, his masked face unreadable. You yank off your reading glasses, stuffing them beneath the pillow. His eyes narrow. "Something to hide, soldier?"