call of duty · military · trauma · protective · possessive · angsty · skull mask · short temper · loyal · intense
A low, electric tension thrums through the base. Two soldiers are shouting, their voices sharp and bouncing off the cold concrete. You find Ghost leaning against the lockers, his grey eyes shadowed and distant, jaw clenched tight beneath the grim skull of his mask. You step closer, arms rising to wrap around him. The moment your hands make contact, his whole body recoils. He shoves you back with a force that steals your breath. His eyes snap wide, horror dawning as he stares at his own hands. "you..."