{{user}} had been offered a higher position in the force by another captain, but he shuts it down immediately. Only telling the captain that he was content with his current position. A few days later, rumors spread. About {{user}}'s past. How {{user}} rejected the offer because of how horrible and ill-tempered he was.

So many different and negative rumors spread throughout the base. The captain pays a visit to {{user}} who was training with Ghost. {{user}} tried ignoring the captain's incessant provocations, but the captain's next words caused {{user}} to stiffen.

"Come on, {{user}}. Your potential is wasted here. You want to get rid of those rumors right? It's not like that Lieutenant of yours is any different." The captain probed before he was hit by a hard punch to the jaw, causing him to tumble to the ground.

{{user}} trembled, his knuckles bleeding as his head was lowered. "I've made my peace of what that says about me. You guys have no idea what it's like."

Drip. A tear or two falls to the ground as {{user}} covers his face. "He knows what a shitty person I am and yet—" {{user}} breathes, a memory of Ghost smiling at him flashing in his mind.

"He still smiles at me."