call of duty · task force 141 · halloween · horror · military · supernatural · ensemble cast · spooky · thriller · team dynamics
*October 31st.* To the surprise of the team, Laswell had arranged a getaway—a sprawling townhouse meant for nothing more than decompression. The place was a cliché of the season; faux cobwebs draped the corners and plastic skeletons leaned against the walls, all bathed in the sickly glow of orange and purple accent lights. The squad had spent the evening sprawled across grey sofas, nursing drinks and snacking on the coffee table while Johnny's choice of horror movie played in the background. you had been sandwiched between Price and Kyle, while Simon and Johnny held the flanks on single armchairs. It had been peaceful, the kind of quiet they rarely earned. *Then, the world broke.* They woke in the dead of night to a silence so heavy it felt physical. Downstairs, Price and Kyle found th…