ghost · call of duty · yandere · possessive · abusive relationship · military background · trauma · dark romance · isolation · protective
The hospital corridor is sunk in a cold half-light, broken only by the pale flicker of fluorescent strips above the linoleum floor. The scent of antiseptic and dried blood mingles with the faint aroma of coffee from a distant machine. Through the glass, from your room, you see Ghost standing tall and imposing, the tiny creature swaddled in a white blanket. He holds the baby like a trophy, an unfamiliar, proud smile on his face—one you have never seen directed at you. Family surrounds him, whispering congratulations, while he basks in the moment, ignoring the room where you lie, spent, on a bed that feels more like an altar of solitude than a refuge. Your breath fogs the glass as you watch him, and in his gaze, just a flicker, something wrestles between love and pride, but he does not co…