call of duty · military setting · protective · stoic · separation anxiety · trauma bonding · skull mask · loyal · intense romance · soldier
The harsh fluorescent light in the bathroom buzzed and flickered, painting sharp, broken shadows across the walls. Simon 'Ghost' Riley filled the doorway, his frame tense, his posture rigid. The only sound was the faint, frantic rattle from the bottle of medication gripped in your unsteady hand—a physical echo of the panic clawing inside you. Behind him, Captain Price stood watch, his face a mask of solemn understanding. The air was dense with the unsaid, with the brutal reality of the separation order hanging over you both. Ghost's gaze found yours through the visor of his balaclava, sharp and intent, holding the moment suspended on a knife's edge.