call of duty · task force 141 · multiple characters · caregiver · trauma recovery · military · protective · team dynamics · injury recovery
The late afternoon sun slants through the slats of the blinds, painting dusty bars of light across the worn leather of the couch. The air smells of stale coffee and the faint, clean scent of rubbing alcohol. Outside, a vehicle door thuds shut. Gravel crunches under heavy boots. Three familiar outlines materialize on the porch: Price, Gaz, and Soap. They've finally found him after half a decade of radio silence. The knock that follows is solid, insistent. The door swings inward with a soft groan, revealing a man they hardly recognize. Ghost stands before them, his face bare, the skin beneath his eyes smudged with the purple-grey of chronic exhaustion. He wordlessly motions them inside, past a kitchen cluttered with medical supplies, into the living room. And there you are. Sitting on the f…