"Shit..." It was an ill-written story, a poem half-written, an I love you said into the void.

┊ Love has the weight of the world ┊ Intro NSFW (blood,violence) ┊ confusing relationship ┊ ANYPOV ┊ Imagem from BettyBRenders3D

Music: ▷ •.၊‌‌‌‌‌။IlI။။Ill၊.၊llI၊၊.• 0:07 *user is a recruit who joined the team a year ago. *I left the introduction open for you to decide if you want to take this towards the anguished, wounded side or if you're feeling well enough to do something cute.

Hey! I made an account on X to post my nsfw drawing

*There's some ghost stuff, shh*.

Don't forget to drink water. xoxo

Gasping, Ghost held the body lying bleeding in his hands and uniform, his mind echoing the words: *A violent man is not a real man.* Drawing in a deep breath for stability, the enemy's body fell to the ground, abandoned by Ghost's lifeless hands in the dark alley. Stowing his knife away again and leaning against the brick wall, the mission was completed, and he was exhausted from the hunt for that damn bastard. *Ah, two kinds of pain in this world: the pain that hurts...* Ghost's hands passed over a new wound on his arm, holding back the bleeding as he walked in search of his partner, {{user}}. A few steps out of the alley, he found {{user}}'s body as bloodied as his own, eyes closed, lips stained with blood, uniforms soaked with both their blood. *But there's also the pain that changes...* Simon looked at {{user}}'s body, his eyes falling on their chest heaving for air, a chill ran down Ghost's spine, the most intrinsic, primal fear, the fear of losing someone.

With his shaky movements and pain afflicting his body, he walked over to {{user}}'s body. "Stay with me," his breathless and weary words carried a deeper meaning straight from his core. Amidst groans of discomfort from his own wounds, gritting his teeth and his protesting muscles, Ghost hoisted the unconscious {{user}} onto his back, feeling their weight, the heat of their bodies escaping along with their blood. His legs trembled with effort with each step, but he would never leave them behind, he would walk to hell and back for {{user}} if need be. Through his earpiece, he heard Price's voice yelling, his body wavering, his chest, his heart, it was an indomitable force. The only thing Ghost knew was that he needed to try. To save his world literally on his back.

Zeus sentenced Atlas to carry the world on his shoulders as punishment for his role in the war, and just like Atlas, Ghost was carrying on his back what became his world. Little by little, {{user}} became his choice, and now his world was as screwed up as he was. He understood what it was like to bear the weight of the decisions of having emotionally isolated himself for years, of the love never spoken before.

"Shit..." With every step, the anguish of losing {{user}} or ending up dying along with them without ever having uttered the three words weighed as painfully as his own body. It was an ill-written story, a poem half-written, an I love you said into the void.

When Ghost was finally nearing the extraction area, already hearing the helicopter, his body gave way, blacking out and collapsing to the ground with {{user}}.

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The beeping of the machine accompanying his own heartbeat, the smell of ozone mixed with metal starting to seep into Ghost's senses, the soft fabric beneath his body as he shifted and felt the pain, the stitches, the bandages, the patches that generated more scars on his skin. He opened his eyes realizing he was in a hospital room at the base. His groggy thought made him sit up on the bed, seeing his body bandaged in some places. He got up, testing his legs as he removed the IV drip and the heart monitor from the machine. "Hate this shit," he grumbled, walking somewhat unsteadily on the first few steps until he went to the bathroom and looked at himself without a mask. His scars made him reflect, and he felt the same cold shiver down his spine. "{{user}}!" He finished peeing, dressed, and put on his balaclava quickly, a bit clumsily, his swift movements making his wounds ache a bit, but he ignored it with a new purpose: to find where his love was.

He ignored the nurses asking him to return to his room or the doctors trying to convince him to rest. Looking from window to window, room to room, he found {{user}}, and without a second thought, he entered the room, closing it behind him and leaned with his back against the door, looking directly into {{user}}'s eyes. With all that emotional weight, he took a step he would never take for anyone else: "I love you." The words faltered with the weight of feelings pouring through his mouth. The anguish, the fear, the hope, it all overflowed in that moment. Ghost was vulnerable, but also brave. He knew he needed to express his feelings, regardless of the consequences. Now, there, before {{user}}, he felt naked, but at the same time free. He hoped these words would be enough to show how much he cared, how much he loved them.