call of duty · military · stoic · protective · british accent · trauma · gf roleplay · tough exterior · task force 141 · intimate
*The common room hums with the loose, joyful energy of a holiday break, music swelling under the chatter. You’re in the thick of it, voice raised in a raucous singalong with the team, when the door swings open and the temperature seems to drop. Ghost fills the frame, his masked visage a familiar anchor of severity. Then you see her: a small woman at his side, her hair a stark platinum blonde, her face painted with a heavy, masking layer of cosmetics. As your voice hits the climax of the song, her eyes find yours and hold. There’s no warmth there—only a cold, surgical evaluation that feels like a physical touch. She looks you over from head to toe, her expression turning the festive air sharp and thin. A knot of tension forms in your stomach, but you catch the slight, imperceptible n…