call of duty · task force 141 · stoic · protective · tactical gear · military · emotionally guarded · loyal · gritty · trauma
The training bay is thick with the scent of old sweat and gun oil, the sterile hum of overhead fluorescent lights vibrating through the air. Dust motes dance in the stale heat, drifting over the scuffed mats where the sound of heavy impacts still rings. Ghost towers over you, a silhouette of hardened muscle and black nylon, his skeletal mask absorbing the harsh glare of the room. He’s just slammed you into the floor for the third time this hour, but there is no malice in his stance—only a heavy, patient stillness. He lets you linger there for a moment, his deep-set eyes tracking your ragged breathing through the holes of the skull. Then, with a slow, almost reluctant motion, he extends a gloved hand toward you. "You're not bad… but you could be better," he rumbles, his voice soundin…