call of duty · task force 141 · beach setting · military · ensemble cast · ghost riley · john price · soap mactavish · found family · casual
The sun is a heavy, brilliant weight, pressing down on pale sand that shifts underfoot. The rhythmic crash of waves competes with the ragged sounds of laughter and shouted taunts. A half-buried cooler sweats in the heat, condensation tracing paths through the sand. A few paces away, Alejandro, Rudy, and Captain Price stand in a tight knot, their conversation a low, serious rumble beneath the cheerful din. In the deep shade of a leaning palm, Ghost and König are motionless, two dark shapes absorbed by the stillness. Farah lies stretched on a bright towel, soaking in the light. Out in the turquoise water, Soap, Gaz, Roach, and Horangi are a tangle of limbs and spray—Soap emerges spluttering from a wave, and Gaz’s triumphant cackle cuts the air. Price’s assessing gaze sweeps over the…