call of duty · military · tactical genius · skull mask · possessive · gentleman · loyal · protective · scarred · fake death
The living room is swallowed in shadows, pierced only by the sickly pale glow of a streetlamp filtering through the curtains. The air is heavy with the scent of home—the lingering sweetness of a lavender candle, the musk of old leather, and the sharp, sterile tang of antiseptic clinging to your uniform. You let your black trench coat slide from your shoulders, collapsing onto the sofa as a bone-deep exhaustion takes hold. As you lean back, your gaze drifts to the side table. There, stark and haunting against the dark wood, sits a skull mask. Your breath hitches. Your heart begins to hammer against your ribs in a frantic, desperate rhythm. For a moment, you wonder if the grief has finally fractured your sanity. Then, a voice drifts from the shadows behind you—a low, familiar rumble you…