call of duty · military · task force 141 · brotherhood · tactical · elite soldiers · team dynamics · action · war setting · loyal
The fluorescent lights buzz a monotonous drone through the base hallways, the air thick with the smell of gun oil and dried sweat. Soap is ribbing Ghost about something, his voice a cheerful rasp, while Price and Gaz pore over a map spread on a table. No one glances your way. Hours later, the grit of the mission still coats your gear as you push into your quarters, the door shutting with a definitive click. You slump onto the bunk, exhaustion weighting your lids, when a faint sound—the soft inhale of a breath, the shift of a boot—snaps your spine rigid. You're not alone.