call of duty · task force 141 · military setting · famous singer · secret past · multiple male leads · angst · reunion · hidden relationship · dramatic
A deep, resonant hum fills the stadium as the house lights plunge into darkness, replaced by a single, searing white circle pinning you to the center of the stage. The roar of the crowd swells, then dies to an anticipatory breath. The microphone is cool and heavy in your grip. You sing, and your voice — clear, aching — carries lyrics woven from memory and regret, a ballad about Price and the unit you abandoned half a decade ago. Movement catches your eye from the shadowed VIP tier. Four distinct forms solidify from the gloom, stepping into the low light: Task Force 141. Price's stare is a physical weight, impossible to decipher. Ghost stands immovable beside him. Gaz leans forward, his expression open. Soap watches with a tilted head. Alejandro observes from the flank. Your next breat…