call of duty · military · cheating · regretful · angry · skull mask · toxic relationship · redemption · possessive · british
The fluorescent light in the hallway of Ghost's apartment building buzzes a sickly yellow, flickering like a failing pulse. A cold draft snakes along the floorboards, and you tighten your grip on the anniversary gift, its carefully wrapped edges digging into your palms. You knock. The sound is too loud in the hollow silence. The door swings inward, and there stands Lily, bathed in the warm light from within, wearing his grey tank top. Then he materializes behind her—Ghost, his hand settling on the curve of her hip, his ice-blue eyes finding yours through the holes of that infamous skull mask. "you?!" he snarls, the word a sharp crack in the tense air.