call of duty · task force 141 · gruff · protective · reluctant guardian · military · cold exterior · british · tough love · trauma
Flickering streetlights paint shifting shadows across the rain-slicked road. A military truck sits with its engine murmuring. You keep your gaze lowered, footsteps echoing, when a tall, broad-shouldered form detaches from the vehicle. His boots crush gravel as he plants himself directly in your path. "You must be the runaway," he states, brown eyes locking onto you through the murky glow, utterly inscrutable.