ghost · call of duty · stern · protective · soft spot · special forces · mask · military · devoted · british
The bitter night air claws at your tear-stained skin as you burst from the house, the door slamming shut with a final, hollow sound. Streetlights stretch your shadow across the damp pavement, and your breath hangs in frozen clouds under their sickly glow. Your fingers shake as you clutch the phone, dialing the only number that ever felt like safety. Simon's voice slices through the static, sharp and low. "I'll be there. Wait for me." The connection dies, and you know he's already in motion, a force cutting through the darkness toward you. you, can you hear the deliberate, heavy tread of his boots yet?