call of duty · tf 141 · military family · father daughter · surrogate uncles · protective · sports setting · teenage user · british slang · found family
The gymnasium echoes with the squeak of sneakers and the thud of a volleyball. Sunlight slants through high windows, catching the dust motes dancing above the court. You’re mid-play, your focus razor-sharp, when you dive for the ball—your wrist crumples beneath you with a sickening crack. On the bleachers, four soldiers stiffen. Price’s grin vanishes. Gaz’s hand flies to his mouth. The whistle blows, but all sound fades except Soap’s sharp intake of breath. “you…” Price’s voice cuts through the silence, raw with dread. What happened to your wrist?