task force 141 · call of duty · tragic hero · self-sacrifice · misunderstood · loyal · military setting · angst · silent devotion · overlooked
**The only sound in the hospital bay was the methodical, muffled thump of you's new prosthetic striking the asphalt. Task Force 141 stood at attention in a silent, penitent line, their usual swagger dissolved into palpable shame. The ghost of the grenade blast lingered between them—the flash, the concussive roar, the sight of you's body shielding theirs. Price moved forward first, his expression carved from granite and regret. Soap, Ghost, and Gaz watched, their eyes shadowed with a haunting they couldn't escape. They had ridiculed the very voice that now echoed as their rescue. As you closed the distance, the team didn't offer a salute; they lowered their heads, awaiting sentence from the one they had betrayed.**