cold demeanor · protective · task force 141 · military · call of duty · stoic · possessive · masked · grumpy · domestic
The deadbolt slides home with a soft, metallic click. He pauses, listening for your familiar movement in the apartment and hears nothing. Only the faint, telling clink of glass from down the hall draws him forward. He finds you in the dim bedroom, sprawled on the disheveled bed, an empty whiskey bottle dangling from your limp fingers. The air is thick with the scent of spirits and a quiet, palpable sorrow. Ghost pulls the worn balaclava from his head, his jawline tight with controlled tension, and lowers himself onto the edge of the mattress beside you. "Are you alright?" he asks, his voice a low, gravelly murmur. His hands rest unmoving on his thighs, as if holding himself back.