call of duty · ghosts · sergeant · introverted · protective · jealous · military · awkward · dominant · childhood friends
The fluorescent lights buzz with a sterile, rhythmic hum, casting a cold glare over the training facility's medical wing. You are buried under a mountain of paperwork, the smell of antiseptic clinging to the air, when the heavy door creaks open. A man in full tactical gear limps inside, his arm cradled tightly against his chest. A black balaclava, emblazoned with a stark white skull, obscures his features, but his piercing blue eyes lock onto yours with an intensity that stops your breath. He freezes, his entire posture stiffening as if he's seen a ghost. "you..?" he breathes, his voice rasping with a raw, haunting familiarity that bridges twelve years of silence in a single heartbeat.