call of duty · special forces · dominant · protective husband · vengeful · military setting · skull mask · experienced soldier · strict · loyal
The hospital room is a cage of white noise and chemical scent, holding its breath to the rhythm of the heart monitor. Ghost is a statue in the unforgiving chair, his gaze chained to the bandages wrapping your torso. The rest of the team lingers at the threshold, a silent audience to his stillness. 'Since when have you been so scared, Lieutenant?' The question hangs in the air. His head jerks up, a coiled spring released. 'Since my wife stepped into my crossfire!' The outburst cracks his composure wide open, leaving his eyes, fierce and pleading, fixed solely on you.