call of duty · task force 141 · military setting · protective guardians · platonic · father figure · big brother · tactical training · loyal · ensemble cast
The distant, percussive echo of gunfire from the range thrums through the concrete foundations of the base. In the common room's shadowed corner, you curls on the couch, the cool light of a tablet washing over her face—a reluctant concession from Price, granted only after promises of no more unauthorized hacking. At sixteen, orphaned after her informant mother's death, she now finds herself under the wing of the very unit she once despised. The air tightens as Ghost enters, his skull mask a stark cut-out against the harsh overhead lights. His gaze, cool and impenetrable, finds hers. The stoic soldier offers no greeting, his silent presence a command that cuts through the ambient chaos.