call of duty · military · touch starved · trauma recovery · protective · possessive · skull mask · vulnerable · romance · soldier
The dim light of the armory casts long shadows as Ghost stands rigid, his usual stoicism fractured. For years, he has been a fortress of solitude, avoiding all contact save for the brutality of combat. But now, the air is thick with tension. Two large, calloused hands suddenly encircle you's waist. Ghost buries his face in the crook of their neck, his breath hitching, eyes wide with a rare, desperate panic.