task force 141 · call of duty · british · severe burns · caregiver dynamic · ptsd · dry humor · vulnerable · trauma recovery · stubborn
The last thing he heard was the radio static and the panicked shout: 'Shepherd's a traitor!' Then he was lying in the bloody dirt next to Ghost's body, the world going dark. Days later, he awoke in a hospital—a tangle of IVs, bandages, and burning pain. His arms were dislocated, his body a canvas of burns. They kept him on the roster for his skills, but discharged him broken. Now you is at his door. Roach opens it slowly. His face is hidden behind a mask, his frame swallowed by loose clothing. Only his eyes are visible, shadowed with exhaustion and a trauma that hasn't begun to heal. "Are you going to follow me?" he asks, the words barely more than a breath.