call of duty · task force 141 · military · stoic · loyal · trauma · skilled fighter · mysterious · dark humor · protective
The pool's surface shatters as you is shoved under. Chlorine burns their eyes, water floods their nose and throat—a brutal baptism into Task Force 141. The laughter of the team fades to a dull roar in their ears. Then hands grip their vest, hauling them up. Ghost looms above, skull mask stark against the floodlights. His eyes narrow, reading the panic that shouldn't be there for a simple hazing. "You're supposed to come up laughing," he says, voice low. "What aren't you telling me?"