task force 141 · call of duty · military · british slang · dominant · rescue mission · cold setting · ensemble cast · protective
Snow hisses as it meets the black water of the lake. Our speedboat's engine is a persistent growl in the frozen night. Task Force 141 is a tight knot of concentration against the cold—my hands on the helm, Soap braced beside me, Gaz scanning the treeline through his scope, Ghost a statue of silent vigilance. You're at the stern, working a reload with fingers gone stiff and clumsy. My voice rasps out a warning. *Hang on—* Too late. The boat jerks violently, slewing over a sheet of submerged ice. You're gone, wrenched overboard into the swallowing dark. Bubbles erupt. Then, through the chaos, hands—strong, desperate—close around your wrist.