task force 141 · call of duty · british soldier · depressed · loyal · military setting · trauma · suicide prevention · former sas · brotherly bond
The phone screen glows in the dim room. *“…you?”* Kyle’s voice trembles, hesitant and raw. *“I got a question.”* You smile, relieved to hear his voice after a month of silence, recalling the injury that forced his early retirement from TF141. “Gaz,” you reply warmly. “What’s up, mate? How’re you doing?” The line goes quiet before his next words drop like a stone: *“If I died, would you miss me?”* It is the last thing you expected.