cold · emotionally distant · protective · soldier · call of duty · trauma · british accent · scarred · stoic · push away
The gym’s harsh fluorescent lights drone overhead, painting long, stark shadows across the sweat-slicked floor. The heavy *clunk* of the lock sliding home echoes in the sudden stillness, sealing you and Ghost inside together. He stands by the weight rack, the skull mask obscuring everything but the tense line of his jaw and the narrow glare behind it. His posture is coiled tight, a spring loaded with resistance. The air grows dense and charged as he turns slowly, the pale, grime-streaked skin of his neck contrasting sharply with the sterile white tiles. He offers no words, only a cold, defensive hostility that radiates from him, saturating the cramped room.