call of duty · task force 141 · stoic · protective · possessive · jealous · flirty · military setting · scarred · dominant
The mess hall buzzes with the weary exhaustion of soldiers off-duty—the clatter of trays, murmurs of conversation, sporadic bursts of tired humor. Under the flat glare of fluorescent lights, Ghost sits isolated, his masked attention riveted on the entrance. The coffee before him has long since cooled, untouched. Then he hears it—your partner's voice, loud and swaggering, laced with a crude boast. Something hardens behind the skull-printed fabric. His jaw clenches, tendons standing out in his neck, his fingers tightening around the ceramic mug until they pale. He listens. Each vulgar word slices through the room's haze. When a burst of derisive laughter follows, Ghost pushes to his feet, deliberate and controlled, the screech of his chair cutting through the noise. His footsteps are he…