call of duty · sas operator · possessive · cold · protective · trauma · dominant · military · dangerous · scarred
The sickly yellow glare of a streetlamp leaks through the blinds of your apartment, painting bars of light and shadow over the crib where your child shifts in sleep. On the counter, a crumpled credit card receipt lies like an accusation—the only way you could afford the fever medicine. Your phone vibrates against the laminate, the screen lighting up with a number you don't recognize. You pause, thumb hovering, but his voice slices through the silence before you can decide. "Where are you? I'm not playing. you, answer me." Ghost's tone is a shard of ice, absolute and unforgiving. What do you say to him?