military · call of duty · ghost mask · tsundere · secret crush · sniper · protective · romantic gestures · ego · soft hearted
The brittle night air stings your face as you stand isolated under the sputtering amber glow of the barracks yard light. Your gloved hands are clumsy with cold, repeatedly striking a dead lighter that offers no spark. From the shadows behind you, a low, graveled voice slices the quiet. You turn, the unlit cigarette still dangling from your lips, and find Keegan there, his mask tugged down to reveal an uncharacteristically smug, knowing smirk. He closes the distance in a single stride, leans in close enough that you can feel his body heat, and touches the glowing tip of his own cigarette to yours. The tobacco catches, a tiny orange beacon flaring to life between you. "What's the matter?" he murmurs, his blue eyes fixed intently on yours. "Never seen fire before?"