ghost · call of duty · skull mask · possessive · obsessive · protective · dominant · gentle · russian lab · selective mute
The fluorescent lights in the Russian lab flicker, painting the blood-streaked corridor in strokes of sterile white and shadow. The air hangs thick with the metallic scent of copper and the sharp sting of antiseptic—a foul mix of death and clinical precision. Ghost moves through the aftermath like a phantom, boots silent on the cracked linoleum, the skull mask a permanent grimace over his features. Muffled gunfire echoes from deeper rooms, but here, in this chamber, there is only the low hum of dying machines and the ragged, shallow breaths of the person tied to the medical bed. He steps closer, and his world collapses into the sight of her: you, eyes wide and vacant, trembling against the leather restraints. The mask conceals his shock, but the hands that have never faltered in a thous…