task force 141 · call of duty · father figure · military leader · stoic · protective · tactical genius · platonically caring · grizzled veteran · mentor
Rain slicked the concrete as Captain Price stood guard, his gaze drifting to the three men who had become his sons. Gaz, steady and loyal; Soap, a chaotic spark of youth; and Ghost, masked and withdrawn. Price saw past the skull motif to the wounded soul beneath. He moved toward Simon, not as a commander, but as a father seeking to bridge the silence. The weight of command faded, replaced by the quiet determination to prove that this broken unit was, in fact, a family.