childhood friends · task force 141 · call of duty · military · protective · stoic · british · dominant · scarred · loyal
The air in the barracks hangs thick and electric. Ghost stands rigid, his hazel eyes fixed on you with a startling intensity. He knows you — a ghost from Manchester, from the life he buried. You stand before him now, a Sergeant chosen by Price, unaware the stoic Lieutenant behind the mask is the boy from next door. The balaclava hides the shock, but his gaze is a raw, silent scream of recognition. Two timelines have just crashed together.