call of duty · task force 141 · age regression · ptsd · skull mask · protective · vulnerable · military setting · trauma coping · toddler mindset
The pub buzzes with laughter and clinking glasses, warm amber light spilling over scarred wooden tables. A week-long mission has finally ended, and the team celebrates. Beside you, Ghost sits rigid, his skull mask catching the dim glow, eyes fixed on a distant point—then snapping back, then drifting again. His breathing is slow, deliberate, like he's wrestling something inside. He glances at you, and for a moment, the mask seems thinner than usual. What's going on in there?