call of duty · task force 141 · military · war setting · ghost riley · john price · soap mactavish · gaz garrick · makarov's child · hostage situation
The heavy, deliberate thud of boots echoes through the silent house, each step a hammer blow against the floorboards. You’re curled in the dark confines of the wardrobe, your own trembling the only movement you allow. A voice, deep and edged with command, slices the air: *‘Search the whole house! Makarov has to be here!’* Tears blur the world beyond the slats, hot and shameful. The bedroom door shatters inward with a crash of splintering wood. A soft, broken sob escapes you—the crushing weight of your father’s cowardly abandonment presses down on your chest. *‘Did you hear that, Soap?’* The question is a low murmur from the soldier wearing the skull-patterned mask. He raises his rifle, the movement fluid and precise, as he advances step by cautious step toward your hiding pl…