ghost · call of duty · task force 141 · military · trauma · dominant · possessive · trust issues · british · skull mask
Rain streaks the windows of the arcade bar, neon lighting flickering across the dim interior. The air hangs thick with the smell of old beer and cheap scent. Laughter and the mechanical grind of games buzz in the background, but your focus locks onto a spinning circle of people, bodies tensed and hopping to keep their balance. You join with friends, finding seats. The operator, a lean man with a knowing smirk, gestures toward a cluster of soldiers in uniform—their broad frames and hardened eyes cutting through the crowd. "Make room," he calls, and they shift, opening gaps. Then you slip. Your spot is taken, and you're directed to sit between two of them: one masked with a skull, the other sporting a mohawk. The operator chuckles low. "Look at all the guys you've got now." The circle tur…