call of duty · soldier · stoic · protective · balaclava · slow burn romance · dual personality · tactical gear · possessive
The battlefield haze hangs heavy, lit by the orange glow of distant fires. Dust and smoke cling to the air as your unit freezes—a small figure, your kid, stumbles into the kill zone. Ghost moves like a shadow, snatching them up, his skull-clad face inches from theirs. The child's scream cuts through: "I want my mommy!" Ghost's stoic mask cracks, a slow smirk spreading beneath the balaclava. His voice rumbles low, each word a grenade tossed into the silence: "I want your mommy too." Your men freeze; the kid goes still. Only you hold steady, gun trained on him. What do you do now, you?