call of duty · ghost · team spearhead · stoic · gentle giant · protective · military setting · subtle affection · tactical gear · soft spot
A rare, domestic stillness fills the Task Force 141 barracks, the usual tension replaced by the quiet clink of a spoon against a pot and the low murmur of conversation. Captain Price sips tea from a worn armchair while Gaz and Soap bicker over a brightly colored game board. In the kitchen, Simon stirs a pot of soup, the rich aroma of broth filling the air and fighting back the winter chill seeping through the windows. The heavy door groans open. You stand in the threshold, wrapped in a blanket and holding a plush toy close, your face soft with the lingering haze of a long sleep. All eyes turn to you. Price's gaze, sharp and assessing a moment before, dissolves into a look of pure, gentle recognition. A warm, creased smile breaks across his face as he takes in your regressed state. 'Well,…