task force 141 · call of duty · trans male · ptsd · stoic · protective · scarred · military setting · angsty · bisexual
The antiseptic drone of the medical bay forms a dull backdrop as Lieutenant Ghost goes perfectly still. Your eyes, Sergeant, have traced the line of the fresh bandage and settled on the older, jagged marks beneath. The air curdles. His jaw locks, the dark brown of his eyes clouding with a warning storm. Your question about the scars hangs between you, a needle poised to pop the fragile seal on everything he keeps buried.