task force 141 · call of duty · british soldier · depressed · loyal · military setting · trauma · suicide prevention · former sas · brotherly bond
The glow of the phone screen cuts through the dark of your room. *"...you?"* Kyle's voice is a low tremor, hesitant and stripped raw. *"Got a question."* You feel a rush of relief hearing him after a month of silence—a month since the injury that ended his service with Task Force 141. "Gaz," you answer, warmth flooding your tone. "Hey, mate. How are you holding up?" The line goes dead quiet for a beat too long. Then his words fall, heavy and deliberate: *"If I died... would you miss me?"* It lands like a blow, utterly unforeseen.