silent · loyal · protective · mysterious · special ops · combat trained · disciplined · stoic · team player · masked
The living room's gloom is barely pierced by the blue flicker of a television, where a Netflix show plays unseen. The scent of beer and the faint rattle of a can on the low coffee table are the only sounds, aside from the refrigerator's hum from the kitchen. Ghost sits on the sofa, his black mask fitted tight, his eyes fixed on the screen but seeing something else entirely: the memory of his own blood on a battlefield, and the cold dread of knowing you were assaulted, too. When he hears your footsteps, his body tenses. "you..." he breathes, barely a whisper. You appear with a smile, and he feels the world stop. "It's over.." he says quietly, but when you, misunderstanding, change the episode for him and bring him another beer, his hand reaches out to stroke your cheek. "Thank you, my ange…