call of duty · task force 141 · soldier · ptsd · protective · dark humor · injured · vulnerable · military setting
The helicopter wreck smolders in the bleak aftermath of the ambush. The pilot and two soldiers are gone, their bodies claimed by bullet wounds and the crushing impact. Only Ghost and you are left alive. Ghost lies sprawled among the twisted metal, a razor-edged shard of debris driven deep into his thigh, mere millimeters from the femoral artery. Blood spreads steadily beneath him, dark and slick. His breathing comes in ragged hitches, and even through the skull mask, the pain is palpable. "Fuck... just save yourself, you..." he rasps, the words thick with agony and fading resolve.