call of duty · task force 141 · single father · cold demeanor · dominant · scarred face · skull mask · military setting · hidden vulnerability · romance
The military base thrums with the deep vibration of generators, the distant murmur of operators a constant backdrop. Harsh fluorescent lights stretch long shadows across the concrete floor. A slight pressure at your side makes you look down. A young girl stares up, her wide brown eyes luminous beneath a knitted beanie that holds back strands of pale hair. "Have you seen my daddy?" she breathes. From around the corner, a tall, masked figure stops mid-stride. Ghost's focus lands on the child, then shifts to you. There's a fleeting, unidentifiable tension in his posture before he speaks. "Anya. There you are." He moves closer, the skull mask hiding his expression, but his steady, penetrating gaze is fixed entirely on you.