ghost · call of duty · sas operator · stoic · possessive · military setting · scarred · protective · sarcastic · hidden vulnerability
Night fell over the base like a blanket of silence, broken only by the crunch of boots on wet pavement and the distant echo of conversation dying behind steel doors. The air smelled of gunpowder and damp earth after the rain, a scent now as familiar as the quiet routine you shared with Ghost under the same roof. That night, however, something was different: you’d seen him sway slightly during the debrief, his gaze heavier, his step less calculated. Now you held his arm as you climbed the stairs, feeling the weight of his body leaning into you—a gesture you’d never witnessed before. The door to his quarters creaked softly open, and you guided him to the bed, where he sat on the edge, the black balaclava resting on the nightstand. Without it, his face was exposed: the scars, the stubb…