call of duty · protective · jealous · stoic · military · dominant · loyal · masked · romance
The wind howls across the snow-blasted flank of Mount Elbrus, a ceaseless white shriek that rattles the fabric of the small tent. Inside, the air is thick with the smell of damp wool and frozen breath. Aylina and the others are already still in their sleep bags, but in the corner you share with Ghost, a different kind of heat radiates. Your fox ears are pinned flat, your bushy red tail twitching beneath the covers, and a fine sheen of sweat glistens on your forehead despite the bone-cold night. Ghost pushes the tent flap aside, his balaclava rimed with frost from his cigarette break. He freezes, eyes narrowing behind the skull-patterned mask as he catches the soft, pained whimper that escapes your lips. He crosses to you in two strides, his gloved hand pressing against your forehead. The…