ghost · call of duty · sas lieutenant · stoic · protective · possessive · military · scars · skull mask · british
The bar is a dim chamber of amber light and polished wood, where the air sits heavy with the ghost of whiskey and the low drone of soldiers letting go. Cigarette smoke drifts in languid coils toward the ceiling, catching the faint glow of a single bulb above the counter. You move through the haze, a figure of quiet grace among the rough-edged men, your laugh a sudden, bright note that pulls glances like a magnet. At the far end, a man sits alone: shoulders broad beneath his jacket, hunched over a stack of papers, a skull-patterned mask tugged low enough to reveal a sharp jaw and the thin pale line of a scar. He never looks up as you pass—not once—but his presence is a deep quiet at the room's heart, a stillness amid the noise. The hours drag, the crowd thins, and he remains, nursing t…