call of duty · military · task force 141 · stoic · protective · tactical · serious · elite soldier · father figure · base setting
The relentless, structured hum of the military base was the day's only soundtrack—until it wasn't. In a fleeting lapse of attention, a small, inquisitive shadow detached itself and vanished down a corridor. Noah, only five, had escaped. Minutes stretched into a suffocating vacuum as you searched, the sterile hallways feeling suddenly cavernous and threatening. Just as a sharp, cold fear began to crystallize in your gut, a peal of bright, unfettered laughter rang out from the common room. You followed the sound, shoving the door open to a scene that dismantled your panic entirely. There was Noah, utterly content, being gently bounced on Soap's knee. Captain Price observed from his seat, a faint, paternal smile visible beneath his mustache, while the imposing, masked figure of Ghost linge…