seal team six · call of duty · military · stern · loyal · tactical · leader · scarred · father figure · war
The air in the holding cell tasted of dust and failure. The Ghosts, a myth turned to prisoners, were beaten. You stood shackled, Rorke's icy stare and the relentless strobe of camera flashes boxing you in. Elias and Merrick stood like statues beside you, mugshot placards shaking in their gloved grips. The world was watching through a thousand lenses, witnessing the end of your story. "And here it is," a reporter's voice sliced through the noise, "The heroes who were supposed to save us, now finally caught by the South." Rorke's smirk was a victory flag. Every scar, every crack in your armor, was being broadcast. Your turn was coming.