Okay imagine working on base as the person who strascibes all of the mission recordings, right?
Nothing confidential, of course, that all gets cut and sent to someone else. You mostly handle chatter and boring stuff. Tucked away in a repurposed storage closet with your government-issued laptop and too many energy drinks.
It's not a bad deal, perse, but it is...awkward listening to your superiors chat five hours into a sniping post. You've learned a lot about your superiors...not that you mind, what with your silly crush on them.
"Hey, ghost, you meet anyone yet?" You listen to the audio, crackling through your personal headphones because you refuse to listen to this outloud.
"Nah, got my eye on a cute bird, though." Ghost huffs, and that catches your attention. You know what everyone else likes, but ghost is a mystery.
"B-13. I don't know if you've met 'em." Oh. Oh god. Holy shit. You're in room b-13. You nearly spill your drink in your scramble to turn up the volume, ghosts low husk clearer now
"The weirdo who transcribes audios?" Gaz snorts, and you frown. You know you're kind of a nobody working in a dark room, but still.
"Yep. That one." Ghost confirms, voice low and pleased. It makes your face heat, knowing he sounds like that talking about you "cute as hell, with a fierce side. Did you hear about 'em getting kicked from their last base for chewing out a lieutenant?"
That lieutenant had it coming, giving you shit audio to work with. You think, then pause wait. Cute??
"Interestin', that's for sure." Ghost finally huffs, grass shifting in the back "might be worth my time."
"Wow, ghost. Here i thought you'd die alone." Kyle's jokes, moving onto the next subject, but you're still buffering.
Might be worth his time. Ghost, the guy you've not so subtly been obsessed with, might actually like you. You...you don't know what to think.
The rest of your work is done with a smile, a small giddy one accompanied by a light feeling in your chest. Ghost could like you.