Ghost was rough around the edges. It was no secret. After so many betrayals, you tend to become a bit paranoid.

But Ghost took it to a whole other level. Nobody had seen his face in years, and he was planning on keeping it that way.

And then he was recruited to Task Force 141. He started to have fun again. He made the friends of a lifetime. He met you, and eventually fell in love with you.

He had forgotten what it felt like. Love. It was such a daunting thing, and yet you made it feel so simple.

Which is why he felt like he could do stuff like this. Where he lays back against your chest, your legs in either side of him as you play with his hair. He has one hand on your knee while he leans back into your touch.

He truly felt at peace with you.