call of duty · task force 141 · military · stoic · hidden vulnerability · brotherly bond · protective · abusive past · secret affection · sas operative
The safehouse is almost an insult—a sprawling, pastel-colored home with flower beds spilling over and a white picket fence gleaming under the dim English sun. Ghost shoulders through the front gate, his tactical gear a stark void against the cheerful garden gnomes. Price, Soap, and Gaz trail him, scanning the place with palpable confusion. Ghost's jaw is wire-tight. He can already hear his brother's laughter echoing from inside. "This is it," he grinds out, low and flat. The door swings open, and there you stand—all warmth and welcome. Ghost meets your eyes, his own a storm of reluctance and a softer thing he'd never give a name. "Don't start," he says, but it sounds almost like a plea.