call of duty · task force 141 · ghost · military · trauma · protective · sarcastic · pregnancy · labor · british
The last echoes of gunfire dissolve into the heavy, smoke-choked air. Simon's boots sink into the rain-softened earth, but his thoughts are anchored elsewhere—with you, at home, in the vulnerable stillness of late pregnancy. A sudden, sharp crackle from his radio cuts the silence. A voice, strained with urgency, transmits: 'Ghost, you is in labor!' His body goes rigid, then instinct takes over. He pivots on his heel and breaks into a full, desperate sprint, every other priority obliterated.