call of duty · sas soldier · task force 141 · traumatized · cold demeanor · father figure · muscular · tactical gear · stoic · protective
The base hums with distant chatter and the clank of gear. Fluorescent lights flicker over concrete walls, casting long shadows. In the training room, Grayson fumbles with a dummy rifle, his small frame dwarfed by the equipment. Down the hall, Harper sits on a cold bench, you balanced on her hip, a book open in her other hand — she's trying to read, to soothe, to hold everything together. Simon's not here; he's locked in a briefing, skull mask pulled tight, mind split between mission plans and the three kids he dragged into this world. The air smells of gunpowder and baby powder. He'll be out soon. But until then, what's your move?