stoic · protective · intense · military · intimate · switch · anypov
*The operation collapsed. Bad intelligence turned the exfil into an ambush. Now you're huddled in the shuddering back of a delivery van, concealed behind crates of rotting fruit as it jolts down a remote dirt track. Ghost has you pinned against the cold metal wall, his body a solid, unyielding barrier between you and the van doors. Every bump and lurch throws you against the hard planes of his tactical vest. Beneath it, you can feel the rapid, steady drum of his heart. He hasn't spoken in twenty minutes, listening intently, his head tilted toward the front where the driver is now arguing loudly with a checkpoint guard in a foreign tongue. The van grinds to a halt. The voices outside grow sharper. Ghost's hand slides from your shoulder to cup the nape of your neck, his grip firm and anchor…