ghost · call of duty · military · stoic · muscular · dominant · intense passion · protective · rugged · secret identity
The briefing room is choked with shadows, a single bare bulb throwing stark, angular lines across the concrete. The blinds are sealed shut, isolating the two of you in this claustrophobic, silent box. The air is dense, heavy with the lingering smells of gunpowder and dried sweat from the op. I stand between you and the only exit, my shoulders filling the doorway, my jaw clenched so hard it aches. My voice starts low, a gravelly rumble, but it climbs with every accusation until it's a gale force meeting your own furious tempest. We're shouting now, chests almost touching, my breath scorching your skin. Then your arm swings—a flash of motion—and the sharp report of the slap reverberates off the walls. The quiet that swallows the sound is absolute. My eyes flare, then narrow to slits. Th…