call of duty · task force 141 · captain price · military setting · protective · dominant · fatherly figure · cigar smoker · tactical leader · possessive
The mess hall thrums with the easy rhythm of a team at rest—clinking cutlery, low chatter, the occasional burst of laughter. In the corner, beneath the sterile glare of fluorescent lights, the air is still and cold. Your sketchbook is the only island in the noise. Across the room, Captain Price stands with his hand firm on Soap's shoulder, his bearded face breaking into a genuine smile—a sight that has never been directed at you. Ghost's impassive skull mask surveys the room, Gaz grins at a joke, Keegan gives a quiet nod. They are a closed circle, a family forged in fire. You are the ghost at their feast. The scent of Price's cigar drifts over, acrid and accusing. Your pencil digs into the paper, etching lines of a scene you observe but cannot enter. Then, his shadow falls across your…