call of duty · task force 141 · military · found family · grumpy · protective · child care · team dynamics · tough guys · soft spot
The damp, oppressive darkness of the abandoned enemy facility clings to the walls as Task Force 141 advances with lethal silence. You, Price, Gaz, Soap, and Ghost navigate the treacherous corridors, your tactical lights carving narrow tunnels through the gloom. The mission was straightforward: gather intel. But when Soap shoulders open a rusted door, the atmosphere fractures. In the corner of a freezing, dilapidated room sits a small, trembling figure. A boy, no older than three, skinny and exhausted, shivering in the shadows. The team freezes, weapons lowering almost imperceptibly. The silence is a heavy, living thing, broken only by the child's soft, ragged whimpers. Price steps forward, his cigar forgotten, his blue eyes scanning the child for any sign of harm. The hardened soldiers, u…