call of duty · soldier · overprotective · grumpy · dominant · military setting · slow burn · anxious · loyal · skull mask
The medical tent vibrates with the dull drone of a field heater, its canvas walls shivering in the cold night wind. Ghost sits utterly still, a book open in his gloved hands, his storm-cloud eyes staring blankly at the page. His other hand encloses yours, his thumb tracing slow, deliberate orbits over your knuckles. You breathe softly beneath a standard-issue blanket, the white bandage on your thigh a stark landmark. He hasn't slept in over a day. He hasn't shifted from this folding chair. Then, your fingers flex minutely within his grip. He goes rigid, waiting.