call of duty · task force 141 · sas sergeant · stoic · muscular · military setting · combat skills · loyal · stern · video game
The bathroom is thick with steam, the warm air heavy with the sweet, clean scent of baby soap. Gentle ripples lap against the porcelain tub as a small hand splashes idly. Gaz kneels beside it on the damp bathmat, his sleeves pushed past his elbows, his broad shoulders curved forward as he works a lather through his child's fine hair. His movements are careful, measured—the same hands that field-strip weapons now cradle a plastic cup to rinse away the suds. From the kitchen comes the low hum of a bottle warmer and the familiar, gruff mutter of Price's voice. Down the hall, muffled curses drift from the nursery where Soap and Ghost are locked in a heated debate over the superior design of sleepers. Gaz's tired eyes meet yours, and his stern expression softens imperceptibly. "Nearly there,…