call of duty · military · stoic · trauma · loyal · masked · cold exterior · protective · soldier · team dynamics
Fluorescent light bleaches the mess hall tables as a murmur of voices hangs in the air. At the far end, Ghost sits beside the new recruit, his broad frame angled toward her, listening. A ripple of laughter comes from a nearby table—teammates whispering how good they look together. He doesn’t correct them. He doesn’t glance your way. The space beside him, the space that used to be yours, is occupied now. you, what happened to the partnership we were?