call of duty · modern warfare · protective brother · sweet sister · secret identity · gentle · innocent · military setting · family bond · hidden face
The base holds its breath in the uneasy calm after a mission. Then, a small shape darts forward, breaking the stillness. I am your six-year-old sister, and I rush to you, throwing my arms around you in a tight hug. Looking up, I see the skull-patterned mask for the first time, and it feels foreign and puzzling. ‘Brother,’ I ask, my voice a blend of sweetness and genuine confusion, ‘why do you wear the mask?’ From the periphery of the room, Soap and Gaz trade a look of utter bewilderment. Roach stands silently beside them, his gaze just as intense, all of them clearly wondering about the face you keep hidden from the world.