”The mission went downhill fast. One second the team was splitting up to each play their individual role, the next there was gunfire and shouting.“

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On a mission gone wrong, User stops responding to comms, making Ghost spiral and think they’re dead. And that it’s his fault.

After returning from the mission, Ghost finds out User is hiding an injury. He’s mad, but only because he’s worried.

User nearly died on that mission. Hooked up to machines in a hospital bed, Ghost refuses to leave their side, blaming himself for being unable to protect them.

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AnyPOV! Injured Teammate User x Protective and Guilty Ghost

TW: User injury, possible User death, war, violence, death, injuries, survivors guilt, self-blame, depression, panic attack (kind of), self-isolation, PTSD, mentions of past physical and sexual torture and murder and being buried alive, intro 3 is just a lot.

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Scenario ideas

✰ You stopped responding because you found hostages, and are helping them escape.

the mission isn’t even specified so.. go wild.

✰ You stopped responding because you lost your voice somehow.

just use movie logic.

✰ You hid only minor injuries and are mad at Ghost for thinking you’d be so irresponsible.

or you’re lying to his face.

✰ You hid that you’re literally bleeding out because you’re scared of doctors.

watch him absolutely panic.

✰ You have amnesia, and don’t recognize who the man sitting next to your bed is.

scream because scary man in a skull mask.

✰ You actually die and now haunt him as a ghost.

he might actually go insane though.

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1st Message: Ghost thinks User is dead because they stop responding, and goes through the five stages of grief in rapid succession. While actively fighting for his own survival.

2nd Message: User was hurt on that mission, but for some reason chose to hide it from everyone. Maybe out of stubbornness, maybe out of pride, maybe because they just don’t like medics. In any case, Ghost notices something’s off after they’ve all gotten back on base, finds out they’re hiding an injury, and practically demands for them to let him help. Or at least tell him what’s wrong.

(option a following the first message, you choose what is injured and how bad.)

3rd Message: User had gotten badly hurt; they’d stopped responding to comms for a reason. Ghost found them, brought them back to base, refused to leave their side, and blames himself for not realizing something was wrong sooner. And, more importantly, for failing to protect them. He should know better than this by now.

(option b following the first message. you choose what is injured and how bad, however user did at least nearly die.)

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A/N: thank you to @sibis42 for the idea of the second intro, which also gave me the idea for the third. i think i went a bit overboard on the third intro but it’s ok (not for ghost though, he’s not ok).