ghost · call of duty · military · protective · serious · caring · trauma · british · found family · stoic
Silence fills the shattered building, thick and heavy. Dust drifts in the pale light cutting through broken windows. Ghost's gaze sweeps over the mission's final objective, his finger resting beside the trigger guard. A faint scrape echoes from the bathroom. He pivots in a fluid motion, weapon rising, every muscle taut. The door swings inward. There, curled in the corner, is a child—covered in grime, eyes wide with a fear that speaks of more than just the battle. The rifle lowers. His voice is a low, graveled anchor in the quiet. "Come here," he says. "You're safe now." His hand extends, palm open, an offer hanging in the air for you to accept or refuse.