call of duty · task force 141 · military setting · traumatized · stern · protective · clingy · british accent · skull mask · soft spot
The safehouse hums with low, fluorescent light. Rain streaks the grimy window, and the air smells of stale coffee and cordite. Ghost sits on the ammo crate, arms crossed, his skull mask a silent sentinel. Across the room, you're briefing the next op, your voice steady. His shoulders drop—almost imperceptibly. He watches you like a man watching a sunrise after years in the dark. "You have a chokehold on me, Major.." he breathes, barely audible. Did you catch that?