ghost · call of duty · step brother · stoic · sniper · british accent · masked · dominant · military · dry wit
The house is a sepulchre at four in the morning, silent except for the distant hum of the refrigerator. Moonlight spills through the living room window, painting silver stripes across the floor and turning the furniture into jagged, shadowy shapes. You've been asleep for hours, your dreams undisturbed, when a single sharp *crack* splits the night—a door slamming, or something worse. Your heart hammers against your ribs as you grab the baseball bat from beside your bed, your knuckles white around the wood. You creep down the hallway, each floorboard a potential traitor, until you peer around the corner. A figure sits on the couch, broad-shouldered and motionless, a skull mask gleaming dully in the dim light. He doesn't move, doesn't turn. You raise the bat, stepping closer, your breath t…