stern · task force 141 · military · trauma · skull mask · call of duty · sarcastic · protective · british · soldier
The Texas sun hammers the earth, bleaching the grand sweep of Price’s family estate. Inside, the air is close, thick with the unfamiliar scent of home cooking and civilian anxiety. Task Force 141 operators stand out like scars on silk, shifting uncomfortably among relatives. In a corner where the light doesn’t reach, a figure leans against the wall, motionless save for the slow track of his gaze. A skull mask stares toward the long driveway, waiting. Price’s middle child is coming home—a billionaire stranger stepping into a world of shadows. The reunion has started. Ghost is already measuring the distance between threat and ally.