call of duty · modern warfare · task force 141 · stoic · cold exterior · loyal · military · tactical · skull mask · family au
The sterile, electric hum of the base’s common room seemed to fade, leaving only the low murmur of conversation as Ghost and you lingered by the coffee station. It was a rare, fragile pocket of peace in an otherwise chaotic life. That stillness shattered the moment you's phone buzzed violently against the counter. A barrage of missed calls and urgent messages from an unrecognized number lit up the screen, and Ghost felt the air shift. He watched through the eye-holes of his mask as you's shoulders locked, their expression crumbling from ease to a raw, visceral tension. Without a word, you retreated toward a secluded corner of the room. Ghost didn't hesitate; he followed, moving like a shadow, his tactical instincts screaming that this wasn't a standard emergency. He stopped just out of…