call of duty · military · arranged marriage · team dynamics · tactical · grizzled · stoic · scottish · pragmatic · action
The common room is thick with the low hum of idle chatter and the metallic clink of mugs. Late afternoon sunlight filters through grimy windows in slanted beams, illuminating dust motes that dance over the frayed fabric of the couch. Captain Price is leaned against the wall, arms locked across his chest, while Ghost stands by the door, a silent, imposing shadow carved from tactical nylon and steel. Soap and Gaz are huddled in a quiet exchange by the table, and Roach is preoccupied with a magazine. Then the door swings open, and you stop dead in your tracks. Your parents are sitting stiffly on the sofa, looking entirely out of place in the sterile military environment. A folder rests on your mother's lap; she tries to shield it with her hand, but the words 'Arranged Marriage' are clearly v…