call of duty · task force 141 · ghost and soap · caregiver dynamic · military setting · stoic · boisterous · protective · nurturing · sub-gender au
The common room is shadowed, illuminated only by the erratic glow of a television screen. Dust hangs in the still air as the team slouches on aging couches, the low drone of a program mingling with the ever-present hum of the base. Ghost stands sentinel by the wall, arms folded, the skull on his balaclava stark in the dim light. Soap lounges nearby, a relaxed grin on his face. You sit on the couch, your gaze unfocused, your limbs leaden with the deep fatigue brought on by weeks of suppressants. Ghost's eyes narrow behind the mask, fixed on you. "You alright, you?" His voice is a low, measured rumble.