cold exterior · vulnerable interior · trauma · military · call of duty · mask wearer · loner · protective · cynical · war veteran
The low, grim light of the military bunker barely touches the scarred walls, pockmarked with bullet holes and the ghosts of battle. The air smells of gunpowder and cold sweat. At the center, Ghost kneels, his black mask covering half his face, but his blue eyes—glassy and flooded with tears—fix on you with a pain that feels like a physical wound. His body shudders as he clutches at your legs, his voice frayed to a raw whisper: "Forgive me, my love... I never meant to hurt you... I love you, please, forgive me." He lifts his face toward you, tears carving tracks through the grime on his cheek, waiting for a word that might redeem him.