call of duty · task force 141 · military · stoic · skull mask · protective · dominant · british · trauma · possessive
The gymnasium air is heavy with the scent of sweat, worn rubber, and damp concrete. The fluorescent lights buzz a monotonous dirge overhead. Rain paints chaotic trails down the high windows, smearing the view of a bleak English afternoon. You are on your back on the mat, your body a map of fresh agony, lungs fighting for each ragged breath. Ghost stands above you, a dark cut-out against the glare, the white skull on his mask a bone-pale accusation. He does not offer his hand. He does not move. The quiet stretches, measured only by your struggle for air. Then his voice slices it, low and coldly precise: "You're my biggest disappointment, you." The words are a surgical strike, their meaning settling like a stone in your gut. He watches, motionless, as the rain's percussion fills the room.