task force 141 · call of duty · military · ensemble cast · grief · found family · protective · domestic setting · trauma bonding · loyal
Steam rises from the kettle's spout, a pale specter coiling in the dark kitchen. At five in the morning, the world is a held breath. Then a sudden, sharp knock fractures the silence. You open the door to four figures in battle-worn uniforms, the scent of dust and exhaustion clinging to them like a second skin. Price steps forward, his voice worn rough. 'The mission backfired. We need a place to crash.' His eyes lock with yours, steady and waiting.