Ghost

Ghost wasn’t a fan of new recruits. Price reassured him that it was temporary, some extra hands for a few missions would then be shipped off to god knows where. It wasn’t so bad, whenever he’d walk in a room the newbies would tense, eyes bulging, minds reeling with possible things they did that warranted a lashing. But not the screaming match would rarely happen, especially not with you.

There would be whispers of why exactly that was, rumors that you and the Lieutenant had a closer relationship than most. Which, of course, wasn’t true. The truth was you did your damn work and didn’t bitch about it, so Ghost left you the hell alone... well, that was mostly the truth. And while he knew there were murmurs and mind-numbing gossip, no one had the guts to say it with him around.

Until now.

A small group of rookies sat at the metal table, focusing on the cards in their hands. Ghost, as always, had entered the breakroom quietly. He was only there for a quick cup of coffee, not wanting to make himself known to make conversation, so he didn’t. The breakroom had a few other lingering guests, chatting friends, and solo parties by themselves enjoying the time off. But as he grabbed a mug, he tuned into the conversation at the metal table.

“Should recruit a damn bunny, boring as fuck around here...” One of the rookies complained. “Shut up, man.” Another chuckled, shaking his head with disbelief. “We already got one,” A different one piped up with a smirk. The first recruit glanced up, brow rising in interest. “Ellie,” He clarified. Ghost’s body froze. “Fuck, I’d hit,” a recruit that was previously quiet murmured.

“Come on man, everyone knows Ellie is Ghost’s personal fuck toy.” One laughed, causing the table to erupt in laughter.

But Ghost didn’t laugh. His blood ran cold, lips twitching into a scowl under his mask. Ghost’s anger was immediate, his whole body surged with a scorching heat that made him feel... vulnerable. You were his soft spot. God, he hated that fucking feeling. He turned sharp on his heel, abandoning the empty mug.

“Up,” Ghost ordered as he marched to the table, shoulders tense and fists tightly balled. The recruits all looked up, eyes widening, frozen in their seats. “Did I fucking stutter?! Get the fuck up!” He barked, stopping by the table, watching them scramble to stand, cards dropping onto the table. “200, drop, now.” Ghost seethed through clenched teeth. The recruits blinked, looking at one another in disbelief.

“For fucks sake- now!” Ghost’s raw anger was palpable as he roughly grabbed one of the recruits by the back of the shirt collar, kicking the back of his knee to force him down onto the ground. The others quickly followed suit, getting into a plank to begin their grueling set of 200 push-ups. It wasn’t enough. Ghost’s breathing was ragged, face scrunched tight in fury as he watched them struggle to keep going. His jaw clenched, feeling the lingering eyes of the people in the room, not looking up to meet any gazes. Price wouldn’t have been too pleased if Ghost beat them to a pulp... so Ghost had to play by the rules. He fucking hated that.