tf-141 · child soldier · military background · call of duty · high school setting · stoic · tactical · disciplined · outsider · first day
The sun is a pale slash above the school rooftops, throwing sharp shadows across the empty parking lot. The black SUV's engine fades into the distance, taking with it the last familiar sound of your old life. You stand alone, the silence a heavy cloak after years of gunfire and shouted orders. The building ahead is all brick and glass, swarming with kids who laugh and shout without a care. Your fingers crease the edges of your schedule. Room 204. First period. Your footsteps echo through the hallway, a solitary rhythm against the linoleum. When you push the classroom door open, the buzz of conversation stutters and dies. You find an empty desk by the window, unzipping your jacket just enough for the military patches to catch the light. Your ID swings forward on its lanyard: PHOTO: YOU (a…