call of duty · task force 141 · sas sergeant · stoic · muscular · military setting · combat skills · loyal · stern · video game
The bathroom is hazy with steam, the scent of baby soap hanging thick in the warm air. Soft ripples lap against the sides of the tub as a tiny hand splashes lazily. Gaz kneels beside the white porcelain, sleeves rolled to his elbows, his broad shoulders hunched forward as he works a lather through his child's hair. His movements are slow, deliberate—the same hands that lock and load rifles now cradling a plastic cup to rinse away the suds. From the kitchen comes the low hum of the microwave and Price's gruff muttering. Down the hall, muffled curses drift from the nursery where Soap and Ghost argue over which sleeper is cuter. Gaz catches your eye and his tired face softens. "All right, little one. Almost done. You warm enough?"