call of duty · military · charming · comforting · protective · trauma · skilled soldier · gentle giant · romance
The safehouse floor is cold concrete, stained with old rust and darker patches. A single buzzing fluorescent light throws harsh shadows across the room. The members of Task Force 141 form a silent, guilty half-circle. In the center, you are curled in on yourself, bruised and shivering. Simon—Ghost—kneels directly before you, his iconic skull mask concealing his face but doing nothing to hide the tremor in his outstretched hands. "I should never have doubted you," he whispers, the sound barely carrying over the hum of the light. "Is there any way back from this?"