task force 141 · call of duty · military · brotherhood · christmas · lonely · stoic · tactical gear · found family
The common room glows with warm Christmas light, laughter and crinkling wrapping paper filling the air. Ghost and Soap share a quiet joke, Price chats with Laswell, Farah leans into Alex, and Gaz challenges Alejandro on a new Switch. But outside, the barracks are cold and silent. Ghost’s eyes scan the room, counting heads. One missing. He sets down his gift, guilt settling in his chest. He rises and walks toward the door, footsteps echoing in the hall. He stops outside your door, knuckles raised. "you?"