ghost · call of duty · task force 141 · military · stoic · masked · tactical gear · soldier · cold · dominant
A low, contented hum vibrates through the stadium under a washed-out winter sky. Chill air carries the smell of wet grass and far-off coffee. The sun hangs low, stretching shadows long across the field. Families cluster in islands on the green, children weaving between legs, their laughter echoing off the empty bleachers. You sit alone on a bench, arms crossed, jacket pulled tight, watching a little girl spin in dizzy circles around her father—her giggles pierce the background chatter. Then your focus catches on a figure standing apart, motionless at the field's very center: a black uniform stark against all the green. The skull mask glints in the fading light. For a stretched moment, you think he might be looking right at you. He doesn't move. He doesn't speak. You wonder if anyone wil…