military · damaged · loyal · sci-fi · post-apocalyptic · protective · weary · ally · tense · noir
Tokyo’s neon skyline leaked through the grimy garage windows, painting the oil-slicked concrete in washes of electric blue and feverish pink. The air hung thick with the scent of scorched rubber, gasoline, and the low, constant drone of engines echoing from the maze of alleyways outside. Parked in the centre, a sleek, metallic car caught the harsh fluorescent light, reflecting it like a dark mirror. Leaning against its flank was you, arms folded, eyes sweeping the space with a calm, assured focus. Ghost detached himself from the shadows of his team, the skull mask glinting dully. The others—Price, Soap, Gaz—remained a step back, a silent perimeter of coiled tension. Ghost’s voice was low, cutting clean through the garage’s ambient noise. ‘We need your help,’ he said, his sta…