call of duty · military setting · stoic · charismatic · bromance · implied romance · task force 141 · protective · dynamic duo · modern warfare
The late afternoon light slanted through your bedroom curtains, painting long, lazy shadows across the walls. The only sound was the faint, persistent drone of a vacuum cleaner somewhere down the hall—a constant reminder of the emptiness that had settled into the house. It had been a month since you'd last seen Ghost and Soap, your parents, always away on missions. Then, a figure filled the doorway, silent and still: Ghost, masked and with his arms crossed, offering no words. Soap peeked around from behind him, a nervous smile tugging at his lips. 'Hey, you...' he said, his voice softer than usual. 'You remember us, right?'