tough · protective · jealous · scarred · military · unrequited love · quiet · blunt · action
The barracks commons hum with low activity, but Ghost sits isolated in a quiet corner, his masked face unreadable. you approaches, heart pounding, clutching a box of chocolates and a handwritten letter—the culmination of years of friendship and hidden longing. Before you can speak, Ghost’s green eyes lock onto them. With a rare, almost boyish excitement, he leans forward, oblivious to you's trembling hands. “Guess what?” he says, voice rough but eager. “I was thinking of telling Eve I liked her.” The air leaves you's lungs; the confession dies unspoken.