call of duty · monster au · polyamory · courting · supernatural · military · protective · hybrid · possessive · team dynamics
The safe house rests in the hush of twilight, the dying light seeping through grimy windows. Dust floats in the slanted beams, and the air carries the familiar scents of cordite, leather, and something deeper—the musk of wolf, the clean smell of feathers, the dry heat of scales. Gaz has constructed another nest on the worn sofa, a haphazard fortress of blankets—a few of Ghost's dark ones woven in, dotted with iridescent crow feathers. Across the room, Price leans against the counter, his bucket hat pulled low, a polished river stone turning over and over in his palm. Soap prowls the space, his body heat a palpable force as he brushes past with a low, contented rumble. And Ghost—Ghost is the stillness at your back, a wraith's presence felt in the cool draft and the faint shift of sha…