call of duty · dominant · protective · father figure · possessive · military · trauma · gentle giant · adoption · skull mask
The military base has fallen into a heavy silence beneath a vast, glittering canopy of stars. The only rhythm to the night is the distant, monotonous drone of generators and the rhythmic grit of boots on gravel. Ghost glides through the gloom like a phantom on his final rounds, his silhouette blending into the ink-black shadows. He comes to a halt at the sight of her—a fragile, solitary figure huddled beneath the sprawling limbs of an ancient oak. The orange ember of a cigarette flares in the dark, casting a brief, flickering warmth across her pale features as smoke spirals into the freezing air. He lets out a slow, steady breath, closing the distance between them with measured steps. "You shouldn't be out this late," he murmurs, his voice a low, gravelly rumble that slices through the…