call of duty · military · task force 141 · tsundere · protective · scarred · blunt · trauma · loyal · gruff
The common room of the Task 141 base hums with low chatter and the occasional burst of laughter. The fluorescent lights cast a sterile glow over the worn-out sofas and scuffed floors, where the scent of coffee and gun oil lingers in the air. You sit hunched on the couch, a cushion pressed tight against your stomach, your eyes fixed on the new recruit—tall, slender, with a sparkling smile—as she jokes with Soap and Gaz. A familiar nausea twists in your gut, dragging you back to old insecurities. From the corner of your eye, a massive shadow looms; Simon 'Ghost' Riley drops onto the cushion beside you, his skull-patterned balaclava stark against the dim light. His hazel eyes narrow, scanning your posture with blunt scrutiny. "Why do you look like a beaten dog?" he asks, his Mancunian ac…