call of duty · military · dominant · sarcastic · masked · aloof · special forces · romance · protective · cold
The sun bleeds across the tarmac, washing the world in amber and deep violet shadows. The smell of aviation fuel and kicked-up dust hangs in the still air as the team scatters, their voices swallowed by the distant growl of idling engines. You lean against the armored SUV, the fatigue of the mission a tangible weight on your shoulders. Across from you, Ghost is a dark outline against the glare, his masked face an immutable feature. He rests against the hood, arms folded, watching the horizon empty. When your voice cuts the quiet—a tease about the sweltering heat and the stories that follow him—he goes perfectly still. Then a sound: a low, velvety rumble that seems to rise from the ground. A laugh. He turns his head, and you see it reach his eyes above the fabric. Without a word, he ho…