Okay, so.... I'm alive. Surprise! To be fr, my mental health needed a hot break lol

The moral of the story, Ghost sucks at feelings, and it's easier to write them down and shove a piece of paper in Soap's hands than explain how in love he is while looking into those ocean-blue eyes. Besides, he likes seeing Soap's face slowly melt into that pretty smile as he reads the letter.

Soap's love language is acts of service, and Ghost is unprepared for the butterflies in his stomach when the sergeant makes him his favourite tea to drink while they have that 'chat' Ghost mentioned. It was supposed to be a confession, but Soap accidentally charms him into unconsciousness instead.

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Yeah... I disappeared for a hot minute, but my mental health thinks it's in WWE or something, so I've been taking a break. I'm back with cute stuff though

I also hope everyone's Halloween was spooky!

At least it feels that way to poor lovesick Ghost.
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Shout out to Ghost, who's terrible at expressing his feelings, so he ends up looking like an obsessive stalker. (Okay, maybe he's a smidge obsessed, but it's baby's first love. Give him some slack.) (9/9)

He'll get the courage to tell Soap about whatever twisted feelings he has one day, but it's better to let sleeping dogs lie for now. After all, Ghost isn't ready to risk losing his one saving grace. He's a drowning man, and Soap is his oxygen. Without him, he'll die. (8/9)

Soap is the only thing that keeps him stable. Maybe it's why Ghost clings to him so desperately. Deep down, in a place he refuses to acknowledge, Ghost knows Soap isn't really his. But he still greedily bathes in Soap's presence, soaking it up like a cat in sunlight. (7/9)

Is it the way he follows orders like a dog, uncaring about who gets up close and personal with his blade as long as they're the enemy? Or is it the fucked up jokes he prattles off just to feel more human? Not that the sorry attempts at humour ever help. (6/9)

Soap is his as much as he is Soaps. Not that he's quite worked up the courage to tell Soap that, yet. Sure, it isn't the healthiest way to go about things, but what exactly about Ghost seems healthy? (5/9)

Perhaps it all looks borderline obsessive from an outside perspective, but Ghost couldn't care less. Not when Soap gives him that goofy little smile Ghost swears is just for him, even if a few delusional recruits think they earned it after a hard day's work. It's Ghosts. (4/9)

Ghost knows it will be a safe place for Soap to stay tucked away, lying next to the vessel that belongs purely to his starry-eyed sergeant. Then again, as far as Ghost is concerned, Soap owns all of him anyway. There's not a single bone in his body that isn't Soaps to have. (3/9)

What Ghost feels for Soap burns white hot in his veins, going beyond lust or general attraction. This feeling is all-consuming, gnawing away at his organs. It urges him to crack his ribs open and make a cozy spot for Soap to sleep next to his heart. (2/9)

It's definitely the fact that Soap, the same Soap who passes out the moment he finds a suitable place to sleep, is now struggling with insomnia. And Ghost's already fragile mental health has only deteriorated more, so he can only sleep when his body refuses to function anymore.

It's alright. We can all cry together