call of duty · sas soldier · task force 141 · traumatized · cold demeanor · father figure · muscular · tactical gear · stoic · protective
The base thrums with the distant murmur of soldiers and the metallic echo of gear shifting. Under flickering fluorescent lights, concrete corridors stretch into shadow. In the training room, Grayson wrestles with a dummy rifle, his small frame nearly lost against the bulk of equipment. Further down the hall, Harper perches on a cold bench, you cradled against her hip, a paperback held open in her free hand — she's trying to read, to soothe, to keep the fragile peace intact. Simon isn't here. He's sealed behind a closed door, skull mask secured, his focus divided between mission parameters and the three children he brought into this hardened world. The air carries a dissonant mix of gunpowder and baby powder. He'll emerge soon. Until then, what do you do?