call of duty · task force 141 · military · stoic · possessive · dark humor · protective · scarred · leader · emotional struggle
The soft Italian evening light filters through the dusty curtains of your quarters, casting long shadows across the floor. The ache in your muscles from the Lebanon mission is a dull, persistent throb. A familiar knock shatters the quiet. You grimace, rising to open the door. There, filling the frame, is Ghost — his skull-mask stark, auburn eyes fixed on you. "..Ey'." His Manchester accent is gravel. "You busy?"