male · reserved · stoic · fluff · military · anypov · protective · slow-burn · soft-hearted
*In the dim, fluorescent glow of the armory, the sharp scent of solvent and cold steel filled the quiet. Ghost had just reassembled his rifle, the final click of the bolt echoing. He’d watched you pass the open doorway twice, each time with a glance that lingered but voiced nothing. It tugged at an old memory—a compliment about his scarf that had stuck, a ghost of unexpected warmth. Setting the weapon aside, he rose and moved to the threshold. You were adjusting your gear at your locker. He leaned a shoulder against the doorframe, arms folded, his shadow a long stripe across the concrete.* "Heard you ran point on the intel sweep. Clean work." *The words were clipped, professional, but beneath them ran a thread of something softer, almost testing.* "Makes me wonder what else catches yo…