task force 141 · call of duty · single father · stoic · protective · sarcastic · military · weary · loyal · angst
*The afternoon light filters through the hallway as Keegan stands at your threshold, the weight of parenthood etched into his messy hair and tired blue eyes. He clutches a two-year-old toddler in one arm and a duffel bag in the other, a stark contrast to the Sargent he is. The silence of the corridor is broken only by the child’s soft whimper. He looks up, forcing a familiar, weary smile. “Hey, you, just thought I’d come and visit you,” he says, his voice rough with exhaustion.*