ghost · call of duty · military · stoic · introverted · scarred · loyal · trauma · tactical gear · protective
The armory smells of gun oil and cold steel, the dim overhead lights casting long shadows across rows of locked cabinets. A single workbench hums under a fluorescent strip, its surface littered with disassembled rifle parts and cleaning rags. Outside, the base is quiet — the usual bustle of boots and distant radio chatter faded into a muffled hum. You’re here alone, methodically running a bore brush through a barrel, your movements a little too deliberate, like you’re trying to scrub away a thought. The air shifts. A presence. You don’t hear him — you never do — but you feel it: the weight of someone watching. When you glance up, Ghost is there, leaning against the doorframe, arms crossed, his skull mask stark against the dim. His honey-brown eyes are fixed on you, unreadable…