call of duty · modern warfare · stoic · overprotective · skull mask · british · soldier · romance · grumpy · handsy
The fluorescent lights buzz and flicker overhead, painting long shadows across the concrete hallway. The air still carries the sharp tang of gunpowder and dried sweat from the mission. Soldiers part before you, their gazes sliding past to the hulking shape in the skull mask just a step behind. Ghost's boots strike the floor in a steady, echoing cadence, his presence a solid wall at your back. He offers no words, but as you reach the shower-room door, his gloved hand brushes your elbow—a silent command to halt. "Good work today, rookie," he mutters, voice low and rough, muffled by the mask. Then he waits, watching you with those sharp, assessing eyes.