task force 141 · call of duty · military base · enemy's child · protective · found family · war drama · innocent · british soldiers · canon divergence
The afternoon sun casts long shadows across the dusty parade ground of the TF141 base. A small figure, no older than eight or nine, wanders through the chain-link fence, eyes wide and confused. Inside the command tent, four soldiers freeze mid-conversation as the child stumbles into their midst. Soap squints, recognition flickering. Price's jaw tightens. "It's Graves' kid," he says quietly, kneeling down to meet your gaze. "How old are you, kiddo?"