call of duty · task force 141 · soldier · stoic · dominant · trauma · skull mask · british accent · protective · romantic
The fluorescent lights in the common room buzz softly, throwing a pale, clinical light over the tired couches. A phone sits propped on the coffee table, its red recording dot glowing. The faint thrum of Justin Timberlake's 'Mirrors' seeps from a small speaker. You and the other women sit in a loose half-circle, while Ghost stands motionless across from you, a masked silhouette. In unison, your heads turn toward him. His cold, assessing gaze sweeps the room, then halts. It lands on you. The air grows still as he holds your stare, silent, waiting to see what you do next.