CryptidCritters
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29- they/he/she- 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️- Free 🇵🇸- AO3 writer- COD- MDNI 🔞- NSFW
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This fic is sooooo gooood!!!!
November 11, 2025 at 2:03 AM
This fic is sooooo gooood!!!!
“Everythin’ alright? At the barracks and all?”.
With Alone?
Gaz’s lips twitch like he’s fighting a frown before he gives him an unconvincing, crooked smile.
“’Course,” he replies. “Everything’s fine”.
With Alone?
Gaz’s lips twitch like he’s fighting a frown before he gives him an unconvincing, crooked smile.
“’Course,” he replies. “Everything’s fine”.
November 11, 2025 at 1:53 AM
“Everythin’ alright? At the barracks and all?”.
With Alone?
Gaz’s lips twitch like he’s fighting a frown before he gives him an unconvincing, crooked smile.
“’Course,” he replies. “Everything’s fine”.
With Alone?
Gaz’s lips twitch like he’s fighting a frown before he gives him an unconvincing, crooked smile.
“’Course,” he replies. “Everything’s fine”.
It’s definitely something serious, but if it was dire, he wouldn’t be waiting until after their meeting with Price to tell them about it, and the captain would’ve intercepted them on the tarmac. Still, he can’t help but ask. --
November 11, 2025 at 1:53 AM
It’s definitely something serious, but if it was dire, he wouldn’t be waiting until after their meeting with Price to tell them about it, and the captain would’ve intercepted them on the tarmac. Still, he can’t help but ask. --
“I’ll let you get to your debrief, but I wanted to ask if I could, uh, talk to you both after. I just- have something I wanted to tell you”.
The way he still can’t seem to look at them has Soap’s alarm bells ringing. --
The way he still can’t seem to look at them has Soap’s alarm bells ringing. --
November 11, 2025 at 1:53 AM
“I’ll let you get to your debrief, but I wanted to ask if I could, uh, talk to you both after. I just- have something I wanted to tell you”.
The way he still can’t seem to look at them has Soap’s alarm bells ringing. --
The way he still can’t seem to look at them has Soap’s alarm bells ringing. --
An odd look flashes across Gaz’s face too quickly to name, but it does leave him looking awkwardly toward Price’s door and Soap growing more wary.
“Yeah,” he mumbles, before straightening up. --
“Yeah,” he mumbles, before straightening up. --
November 11, 2025 at 1:53 AM
An odd look flashes across Gaz’s face too quickly to name, but it does leave him looking awkwardly toward Price’s door and Soap growing more wary.
“Yeah,” he mumbles, before straightening up. --
“Yeah,” he mumbles, before straightening up. --
He can tell the lieutenant has caught onto Gaz’s demeanor like he has, but he can’t exactly ask about the rest in front of him.
“Good to be back,” Ghost replies, eyes crinkling with a smile above his mask. “Seems you’ve kept everythin’ in order while we were gone”. --
“Good to be back,” Ghost replies, eyes crinkling with a smile above his mask. “Seems you’ve kept everythin’ in order while we were gone”. --
November 11, 2025 at 1:53 AM
He can tell the lieutenant has caught onto Gaz’s demeanor like he has, but he can’t exactly ask about the rest in front of him.
“Good to be back,” Ghost replies, eyes crinkling with a smile above his mask. “Seems you’ve kept everythin’ in order while we were gone”. --
“Good to be back,” Ghost replies, eyes crinkling with a smile above his mask. “Seems you’ve kept everythin’ in order while we were gone”. --
He and Simon did. It doesn’t clear his conscience though, and now with Gaz seeming to have secrets of his own, he wonders if he made a mistake.
He glances at Ghost, wondering if he’s piecing things together too. --
He glances at Ghost, wondering if he’s piecing things together too. --
November 11, 2025 at 1:53 AM
He and Simon did. It doesn’t clear his conscience though, and now with Gaz seeming to have secrets of his own, he wonders if he made a mistake.
He glances at Ghost, wondering if he’s piecing things together too. --
He glances at Ghost, wondering if he’s piecing things together too. --
Gaz is his best friend, and Soap wants nothing but his happiness, and that’s meant keeping him in the dark for a bit while he sorts everything out. He may be a bit impulsive sometimes, but with something as delicate as this, he knew he needed to make the right decision. --
November 11, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Gaz is his best friend, and Soap wants nothing but his happiness, and that’s meant keeping him in the dark for a bit while he sorts everything out. He may be a bit impulsive sometimes, but with something as delicate as this, he knew he needed to make the right decision. --
were able to spend between briefings and planning at the barracks. He noticed wandering eyes filled with emotions he hadn’t noticed before and his mind started working.
In short, he’s been thinking. --
In short, he’s been thinking. --
November 11, 2025 at 1:53 AM
were able to spend between briefings and planning at the barracks. He noticed wandering eyes filled with emotions he hadn’t noticed before and his mind started working.
In short, he’s been thinking. --
In short, he’s been thinking. --
Then, it was because he and Ghost were pulled into preparing for this mission just two days after- of which they spent most of that off time recovering from Alone’s drug fueled eagerness. It was more than that though. Soap noticed something in the bits of time he and Ghost --
November 11, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Then, it was because he and Ghost were pulled into preparing for this mission just two days after- of which they spent most of that off time recovering from Alone’s drug fueled eagerness. It was more than that though. Soap noticed something in the bits of time he and Ghost --
At first it was because he was embarrassed by the state they were in after their mission together. He could tell right away that Price was seeing through Ghost’s watered down version of events and knew Gaz would put it together easily too. --
November 11, 2025 at 1:53 AM
At first it was because he was embarrassed by the state they were in after their mission together. He could tell right away that Price was seeing through Ghost’s watered down version of events and knew Gaz would put it together easily too. --
He is, but he should be feeling more so. He’s been keeping things from him- things he’d have normally told him immediately under different circumstances.
He hasn’t told him that he and Ghost are now seeing Alone. --
He hasn’t told him that he and Ghost are now seeing Alone. --
November 11, 2025 at 1:53 AM
He is, but he should be feeling more so. He’s been keeping things from him- things he’d have normally told him immediately under different circumstances.
He hasn’t told him that he and Ghost are now seeing Alone. --
He hasn’t told him that he and Ghost are now seeing Alone. --
leaving it lying on the rec room counter. He knows what this look is, though he doesn’t understand why it’s there.
Gaz is guilty, and it has to do with them.
He can’t think of what it could be about. If anything, Soap should be the one feeling guilty. --
Gaz is guilty, and it has to do with them.
He can’t think of what it could be about. If anything, Soap should be the one feeling guilty. --
November 11, 2025 at 1:53 AM
leaving it lying on the rec room counter. He knows what this look is, though he doesn’t understand why it’s there.
Gaz is guilty, and it has to do with them.
He can’t think of what it could be about. If anything, Soap should be the one feeling guilty. --
Gaz is guilty, and it has to do with them.
He can’t think of what it could be about. If anything, Soap should be the one feeling guilty. --
His tone has a false cheeriness to it, and he isn’t making full eye contact with either of them. He has bags under his evasive eyes, like he hasn’t been sleeping well. It reminds Soap of the time Gaz accidently spilled tea on his sketchbook- though it was his fault for --
November 11, 2025 at 1:53 AM
His tone has a false cheeriness to it, and he isn’t making full eye contact with either of them. He has bags under his evasive eyes, like he hasn’t been sleeping well. It reminds Soap of the time Gaz accidently spilled tea on his sketchbook- though it was his fault for --
It’s subtle- barely even there- but they’re close, and Soap can read Gaz as well as he can read Ghost.
“Welcome back,” Gaz says, holding a fist out. Ghost bumps it with his and Soap follows suit, analyzing him. --
“Welcome back,” Gaz says, holding a fist out. Ghost bumps it with his and Soap follows suit, analyzing him. --
November 11, 2025 at 1:53 AM
It’s subtle- barely even there- but they’re close, and Soap can read Gaz as well as he can read Ghost.
“Welcome back,” Gaz says, holding a fist out. Ghost bumps it with his and Soap follows suit, analyzing him. --
“Welcome back,” Gaz says, holding a fist out. Ghost bumps it with his and Soap follows suit, analyzing him. --
As they near the captain’s office, they find someone else waiting outside it too. Soap’s mood lightens at the sight of Gaz leaned against the wall by the door. The other sergeant looks up, and Soap is startled to find a strange, pained look in his eyes. --
November 11, 2025 at 1:53 AM
As they near the captain’s office, they find someone else waiting outside it too. Soap’s mood lightens at the sight of Gaz leaned against the wall by the door. The other sergeant looks up, and Soap is startled to find a strange, pained look in his eyes. --
holding them close before they’d be separated. They left before anyone else woke up, and kissed each of his lips until he finally let them pry away. His cute pouts stayed in Soap’s mind all through the flight to their temporary base. --
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holding them close before they’d be separated. They left before anyone else woke up, and kissed each of his lips until he finally let them pry away. His cute pouts stayed in Soap’s mind all through the flight to their temporary base. --
the door shut and gave them soft sleepy smiles as the crawled under the covers with him. It was a tight fit, even with the giant mattress as Alone is nearly the mass of the two of them on his own, but it was nice to have his warm body against theirs, --
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the door shut and gave them soft sleepy smiles as the crawled under the covers with him. It was a tight fit, even with the giant mattress as Alone is nearly the mass of the two of them on his own, but it was nice to have his warm body against theirs, --
over with, the sooner they can snuggle up with Alone.
They didn’t get the opportunity to spend the night with him until the night before they left for their op, sneaking into his room after getting back late from their last meeting. Alone awoke as they softly clicked --
They didn’t get the opportunity to spend the night with him until the night before they left for their op, sneaking into his room after getting back late from their last meeting. Alone awoke as they softly clicked --
November 11, 2025 at 1:53 AM
over with, the sooner they can snuggle up with Alone.
They didn’t get the opportunity to spend the night with him until the night before they left for their op, sneaking into his room after getting back late from their last meeting. Alone awoke as they softly clicked --
They didn’t get the opportunity to spend the night with him until the night before they left for their op, sneaking into his room after getting back late from their last meeting. Alone awoke as they softly clicked --
Ghost lifts a hand to his nape and gives it a gentle squeeze before dropping it again as they enter the building. They drop off their weapons and kits before heading to Price’s office. Usually, they’d shower first and try to unwind a bit, but the sooner they get this debrief --
November 11, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Ghost lifts a hand to his nape and gives it a gentle squeeze before dropping it again as they enter the building. They drop off their weapons and kits before heading to Price’s office. Usually, they’d shower first and try to unwind a bit, but the sooner they get this debrief --
Soap rolls his shoulders out as they cross the tarmac toward the armory, giving him a halfhearted smile.
“Just missed home,” he replies. Missed him.
Ghost nods knowingly, the two of them having the same worries about their new partner. --
“Just missed home,” he replies. Missed him.
Ghost nods knowingly, the two of them having the same worries about their new partner. --
November 11, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Soap rolls his shoulders out as they cross the tarmac toward the armory, giving him a halfhearted smile.
“Just missed home,” he replies. Missed him.
Ghost nods knowingly, the two of them having the same worries about their new partner. --
“Just missed home,” he replies. Missed him.
Ghost nods knowingly, the two of them having the same worries about their new partner. --
with anger, as it does every time he thinks of the shit hand life has dealt him. Someone as pure and caring as Alone deserves better, and he’ll do everything he can to give him better than endless solitude.
“Solid?” Ghost asks, probably noticing the shift in Soap’s mood. --
“Solid?” Ghost asks, probably noticing the shift in Soap’s mood. --
November 11, 2025 at 1:53 AM
with anger, as it does every time he thinks of the shit hand life has dealt him. Someone as pure and caring as Alone deserves better, and he’ll do everything he can to give him better than endless solitude.
“Solid?” Ghost asks, probably noticing the shift in Soap’s mood. --
“Solid?” Ghost asks, probably noticing the shift in Soap’s mood. --