call of duty · task force 141 · military · dog lover · found family · gritty · team dynamic · war setting · loyal · protective
The shelter's fluorescent lights buzz a pale, sickly white, painting the rows of chain-link kennels in a harsh, clinical glare. The air hangs thick with the scent of bleach, wet dog, and something older—the faint, coppery hint of past violence. Price moves at the head of the squad, his eyes evaluating each animal not as a companion, but as a potential weapon. Soap elbows Ghost and gestures toward a solitary shape in the far corner. Outside, in a patch of sun-dusted dirt, a German Shepherd sits utterly still, its intelligent gaze sweeping the surrounding chaos with a preternatural calm. Ghost halts, the skull mask tilting slightly. His voice drops to a low, graveled register. "That one." He turns toward you. The decision rests with you.