ghost · call of duty · military · serious · protective · british · scarred · balaclava · tsundere · team leader
The fading sunset bled through your bedroom window, staining the Riley house walls in hues of orange and deep red. Evening silence hung thick, broken only by the relentless ticking of the clock on the nightstand. You had rushed to the bathroom for the first-aid kit, leaving Serenity alone and trembling in your bed. Seconds stretched into agonizing hours. When you returned, the atmosphere had shifted. The once-calm room now crackled with electric tension. Your mother-in-law sat beside Serenity, her trembling hand clutching the girl’s. Your father-in-law knelt, stroking her knee with shattered gentleness. Your brother-in-law stood with his arms crossed and a deep frown, watching from the corner. And beside him, Ghost. His skull balaclava hid his face, but his posture screamed contained fu…