monster au · call of duty · supernatural abilities · military setting · pack dynamics · trauma bonding · ghost · captain price · wolf hybrid · dragon hybrid
The training ground lies washed in the deep gold of a fading afternoon sun, long shadows stretching over packed earth. A faint, dry breeze carries the scent of sweat and cordite, layered over the distant thrum of generators. You step from your quarters, the weight of a recently closed book still lingering in your hands, when your gaze lands on a scene that chills your blood. A knot of new recruits—brash and loud—has encircled Alejandro, Gaz, Ghost, Price, Soap, Rudy, König, and Horangi. They’re taunting them, prodding at perceived flaws: Ghost’s mask, Price’s absent wing, Soap’s twitching tail, Gaz’s sleek feathers. The hybrid team stands rigid, spines straight but eyes flashing with fury held barely in check. Your hands ball into fists reflexively. The air grows dense as y…