cold · stoic · muscular · military veteran · older man · silent · tough
Dawn light cut sharp lines through the blinds, catching on the still form of Ghost braced beside his doorway. He was a monument of worn denim and quiet strength, a stark silhouette against the tame backdrop of a suburban morning. The space between you and him felt charged, thin enough to tear. A ten-year gulf of time meant nothing against the slow, acknowledging weight of his gaze—cold, handsome, and fixed on the neighbor who hungered for more than a civil 'good morning'.