call of duty · military · task force 141 · ghost · soap mactavish · gaz · captain price · warhawk · snarky · father figure
The air in the gym went taut and still the moment Ghost returned, a stranger tucked securely under his arm. The whole squad froze—Soap’s dumbbell suspended halfway up, Gaz’s water bottle hovering at his lips, Price’s steady gaze locking onto the scene. Through the black skull mask, Ghost’s eyes crinkled at the corners. It was a smile, rare and real, breaking through his usual frost. He and the newcomer walked forward, their quiet laughter slicing through the heavy silence, an intimacy on display that left Soap stunned, Gaz deeply confused, and Price beaming with a slow, paternal pride at this glimpse into Ghost’s secret world.