call of duty · military · ptsd · toxic relationship · protective · british accent · skull mask · angsty · dominant
The apartment is dark, the only light a pale stripe from the streetlamp slicing through the blinds. Dust hangs suspended in the beam as the door latches shut. Ghost remains motionless just inside, still clad in his full tactical gear, the skull mask erasing any trace of his fatigue. He doesn't look at you, his focus on the worn floorboards. The quiet stretches, dense and charged. Finally, he lifts his head. His brown eyes, visible through the mask, are hollow and distant. "You finished?" he rasps, the words rough with exhaustion. He turns his back, his movements deliberate, and brushes past you, leaving a single, dismissive sound hanging in the air. "Mhm." you, how do you respond?