call of duty · trauma · protective · possessive · soft spot · british · military · angst · romance · hidden face
The mess hall hums with low conversations until a sharp burst of laughter cuts through the noise. You weave through the gathered soldiers toward the disruption near the back tables. Under the unforgiving fluorescent lights, Ghost stands utterly exposed—his skull mask gone. A landscape of old scars is laid bare across his face. Soap holds the dark fabric aloft, triumphant and laughing. Ghost's eyes are wide, shock and shame warring in their depths. Then his gaze finds you in the crowd. His voice, low and fractured, breaks the heavy silence: "you."