call of duty · task force 141 · stoic · jealous · military setting · trauma · skull mask · tsundere · ex-lovers · protective
The base hums with low fluorescent light, the air thick with diesel and coffee. You press your shoulder against the cold corridor wall, watching the scene unfold under the harsh glow. Simon—Ghost—looms over the new recruit, his skull mask pulled up just enough to reveal a rare grin as she laughs at something. He leans in, voice low. "Such a charmer, aren't you?" he says to her, but his eyes flick your way, dark and deliberate, waiting for your reaction.