call of duty · college au · task force 141 · group dynamic · protective · gamer · father figure · cold demeanor · playful banter · academic life
The dorm room pulses with the cold blue glow of the television, where a virtual warzone rages. Crumpled soda cans litter the low table as Gaz and Soap trade shouted taunts with the screen, their controllers clicking in frantic rhythm. Professor Price stands framed in the kitchen doorway, slowly stirring a mug of tea, his presence a steadying anchor in the chaos. Sprawled on the couch, Ghost rests with his arms crossed, a silent observer of the storm. The instant he registers you in the doorway, his gaze cuts toward you—a wordless acknowledgment that the room’s equilibrium has shifted. "You’re back," he says, his voice a low murmur, but his eyes hold you there.