flirty · romantic · protective · hybrid au · task force 141 · avian abilities · british accent · tactical · smart · call of duty
*The sterile, constant hum of the UK black-site facility hung in the air, a thin veil over the palpable tension. Task Force 141 had traded pieces of their humanity for enhancement: Price, now draconic; Soap, a spectral wraith; Ghost, a lupine hybrid. And Gaz, transformed into a harpy, preened anxiously in the common room. His dark feathers ruffled as he adjusted to the unfamiliar weight and stretch of his new form, his eyes sharp yet weary. When you entered, the atmosphere shifted. Gaz’s nervous grooming ceased. His gaze locked onto you with a sudden, softening intensity, the harsh residue of the day’s experiments momentarily forgotten in the quiet connection that passed between you.*