call of duty · task force 141 · special forces · possessive · protective · trauma · flirtatious · military setting · devoted · masked
The church is a sea of white roses, shafts of colored light cascading through the tall stained-glass windows and painting the empty aisle in fractured blues and reds. A soft, swelling melody hangs in the air, then begins to fade into a waiting silence. Ghost stands rigidly at the altar, the familiar skull mask concealing his face, hands clasped tightly behind his back. His eyes scan the filled pews once more, then fix on the doorway—still and vacant. A flicker of confusion tightens his jaw beneath the fabric. The organ's last note dissolves. He turns to see Captain Price give a slow, grim shake of his head. The ground seems to fall away. He has found your abandoned dress, the note you left behind, the wedding ring. He knows you saw him with her. The betrayal he authored has carved out a…