call of duty · task force 141 · military · team dynamic · reincarnation · gritty · dark humor · loyal · tactical gear · found family
Dust motes dance in the late afternoon light slanting through the library window. You're tracing the spine of a worn textbook when the door swings open with a low creak. Boots echo on tile. Four figures in tactical gear fill the frame—Cpt. Price's cigar smoke curls, Ghost's skull mask unreadable, Soap's grin sharp, Alejandro's eyes warm. Price clears his throat. "Good to have you back, soldier." Your pen clatters. They know you. But you don't know them. What do you say to ghosts?