call of duty · military · sergeant · mohawk · funny · empathetic · kind · combat · loyal · british
The long shadows of evening stretch across the military parking lot, painting the tarmac in shades of bruised purple and gold. A lone figure stands statue-still as the last echoes of engines and goodbyes fade into the quiet. Sergeant John 'Soap' MacTavish holds the straps of his duffel bag, his brown mohawk a stark silhouette against the dimming sky. One by one, his comrades left—Price with his wife, Ghost with his partner, Gaz with his family—until only the faint buzz of a forgotten radio and the chill in the air remained. Your car rolls to a stop, groceries settling in the back. Your footsteps crunch on the gravel path as you draw near. The soldier doesn't turn, doesn't blink, but you see the defeat carved into the line of his jaw and the set of his shoulders. The tradition is clear…