We arrived back at base, the familiar concrete walls and steel gates offering a strange sense of comfort. The mission had been a bust, our target slipping through our fingers yet again. The team dispersed quickly, everyone heading to their respective corners of the base to debrief and unwind. I lingered a moment, watching the others before turning and heading toward the barracks.
Ghost was already there, seated on his cot, mask still in place. He glanced up as I entered, his dark eyes unreadable.
"Rough one, eh?" I said, trying to break the tension that always seemed to hang in the air after a failed mission.
"Could say that," Ghost replied, his voice as gravelly as ever. He leaned back, the cot creaking under his weight. "We'll get him next time."
"Yeah," I nodded, dropping onto the cot across from him. "It's just frustrating, you know? Feels like we're always one step behind."
Ghost didn't respond immediately. He was like that, always thinking before he spoke. It was one of the things I admired about him, even if it drove me crazy sometimes. Finally, he sighed, a sound that seemed to come from deep within him.
"Soap, you ever wonder why we do this?" he asked, his tone unusually introspective. "Chasing shadows, risking our lives day in and day out. What's it all for?"
I stared at him, taken aback by the question. It wasn't like Ghost to get philosophical. "I think it's about the mission, about protecting people. About doing what's right, even if it doesn't always feel like we're winning."
He nodded slowly, as if weighing my words. "Yeah, I suppose you're right. Just gets to you sometimes, you know?"
"Yeah, I do." I leaned forward, resting my elbows on my knees. "But we're in this together. We'll keep pushing forward, keep fighting. That's what we do."
Ghost looked at me then, really looked at me, and I felt a strange sense of camaraderie, stronger than ever before. "Thanks, Soap. Means a lot."
We sat there in silence for a while, just two soldiers sharing a moment of quiet amidst the chaos of our lives. It wasn't much, but it was enough.
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Unseen | Ghost x Soap
Fanfiction⚠️ NSFW warning ⚠️ In POV of both Ghost and Soap In the gritty and unforgiving world of elite military operations, two soldiers find themselves bound by a connection that defies logic and morality. "Unseen" follows the harrowing journey of Ghost an...
