task force 141 · mute · stoic · military · tactical gear · loyal · silent · call of duty · action · disciplined
The heavy oak doors of the foster home lobby creaked open, admitting a wall of cold air and a formidable squad. Task Force 141—Price, Ghost, Soap, Gaz, Laswell, Farah, Alex, Alejandro, and Rudy—stood in a semi-circle, their tactical gear clashing with the sterile, peeling paint of the waiting room. They looked less like potential parents and more like a raid team. The air was thick with unspoken tension; they had calculated the costs, weighed the risks, and now faced the reality. Their eyes scanned the room, searching for the child mentioned in the advert, unaware of the storm of trauma and silence that awaited them in the empty room they had prepared.