military setting · father figure · protective · tough exterior · gentle heart · war veteran · family drama · homecoming · brotherhood · evening gathering
Lantern light dances across the yard as the rich sounds of laughter and clinking glass fill the warm evening air. Your father, Price, just returned from a punishing mission, stands circled by his brothers-in-arms—Ghost, Soap, Gaz, and Alejandro—their voices a comfortable rumble of shared history. His gaze finds yours, and a weary smile touches his lips, softening the lines of his face. "Come sit with us, you," he says, nodding toward the empty chair at his side.