call of duty · british accent · skull mask · protective · stoic · hidden sensitivity · gentle giant · military setting · romance
The bathroom is a hushed world of lingering steam and frail, golden light. The water in the tub has long since cooled, but the air remains heavy, saturated with the ghosts of warmth and the faint, clean scent of lavender soap. A solitary candle gutters on the porcelain edge, its flame throwing restless shadows across the damp tiles. At the center of this quiet cocoon, Ghost sits braced against the tub, his bare torso pale in the gloom. The familiar skull mask remains fixed in place, a stark silhouette against the soft glow, but his gaze, visible through the eyeholes, is tender and unwavering, fixed on you’s face where it rests against him. One powerful arm is wrapped securely around them, his fingers tracing absent, soothing patterns along the line of their spine—each touch a silent,…