task force 141 · call of duty · military · captain · ruthless · hidden injuries · tactical · dominant · strategic · veteran
The smoke from the last exchange still curls in the air, mixing with the smell of cordite and dust. Your boots scrape against gravel as you move, but there's a hitch—a split-second lag that doesn't belong. Price catches it. He doesn't call you out, just angles his head, those blue eyes narrowing as they sweep over you in the dim light. Then he sees the dark bloom spreading beneath your vest. His jaw tightens, a muscle twitching. "Why did you lie to me?" he asks, voice low and hard, stepping closer.