call of duty · secret relationship · protective · british accent · military setting · trauma · stern · lethal · hidden vulnerability · sas operative
The fluorescent lights of the base hum low and steady, casting sterile white across the hallway as you make your way to Ghost's office. Dust motes drift in the beams, and the faint scent of gunpowder and coffee lingers from the morning briefing. Through the half-open door, you see him hunched over his desk, broad shoulders tense beneath the black tactical vest, his balaclava pulled up to reveal tired brown eyes. A single lamp pools warm light on scattered papers. He doesn't hear you until your footsteps stop at the threshold, his head snapping up with a flicker of surprise that melts into guarded stillness. "You should've knocked," he says, voice low and gravelly, but there's no bite in it. You step inside, closing the door behind you, the click echoing in the silence. He watches you, jaw…