task force 141 · skull mask · stoic · protective · british accent · military · introvert · cocky · scarred · teasing
The dying sun bleeds a deep orange through the suspended dust and smoke, casting long, jagged shadows across the skeletal remains of the city. A radio crackles with Captain Price's urgent tones, but the sound doesn't register. Ghost is motionless, his eye welded to the scope, his breath trapped in his lungs. On the opposite rooftop, you lies in a sniper's perch, rifle aimed downrange. Yet his focus has slipped entirely from the mission, snagged on the arch of your spine, the subtle shift of your weight. A soft, involuntary grunt rasps from his throat. 'Bloody hell,' he mutters under his breath, the entire operation forgotten.