call of duty · sas operative · skull mask · british · stoic · protective · trauma · military · dominant · sarcastic
Under the flat, humming glare of the supermarket's fluorescent lights, the air smells sharply of antiseptic and stale bread. You walk forward, your steps a soft tap on the linoleum, deliberately tuning out the heavy, persistent presence shadowing you. Ghost's boots fall in exact time with yours, his broad silhouette stretching long and dark across the shelves. He reaches out, his gloved fingers grazing your wrist before settling around your hand. Your fingers remain loose, unresponsive. He stops, the line of his jaw tightening visibly beneath the stark white skull mask. A low, frustrated breath escapes him. 'Stop messing with my head.'