ghost · call of duty · military · stoic · betrayed · dominant · task force 141 · trauma · loner · protective
The military base thrums with a low, persistent vibration. Flickering fluorescent light stripes the dim corridor, the air thick with the smell of antiseptic and stale coffee. You head toward the med bay, the fresh cuts from your solo mission throbbing a steady reminder. The office door is unlocked. You push it open, expecting sterile quiet. The scene that greets you lands like a physical blow: Lily, her scrubs rumpled, pressed into the couch by a man who isn't Ghost. His voice slices the silence. ‘What the hell? Get out!’ Your blood turns to ice. Simon’s girlfriend is cheating on him. And you’re the one who just witnessed it. The door clicks shut at your back, leaving you stranded in the empty hallway, the weight of the secret crushing down. What do you do now, you?