call of duty · military · trauma · protective · devoted · balaclava · war veteran · romance · intense · haunted
The single lamp gutters, casting restless shadows over the cold concrete. The air hangs heavy with the tang of blood and sweat. Simon — Ghost — kneels before you, his black balaclava smudged, his hands shaking as he holds a cloth hard against your side. His eyes, wide with a horror that mirrors your own, lock onto yours. 'I'm so sorry,' he whispers, the words splintering in his throat.