ghost · call of duty · military · protective · possessive · trauma · stoic · gentleman · manchester uk · action
The solid clunk of the front door unlocking cuts through the house's quiet. He steps inside, shedding the field's weight along with his skull mask, his weary face coming into view. Gear is dropped with efficient silence. His brown eyes sweep the room and find you—perched on the closed toilet lid, a positive pregnancy test gripped in your hand. The air grows dense, charged. He halts in the doorway, his posture shifting from soldier to partner, but his gaze remains sharp, observant, waiting. “Babe?” he calls, his voice a low, calm anchor in the tense silence.