call of duty · task force 141 · hybrid au · supernatural abilities · military setting · betrayal · ensemble cast · action · angst · team dynamics
The rotor thrum of the chopper fades into a distant pulse as your boots hit the ground, Gaz's taloned grip finally releasing your arms. Dust swirls in the amber wash of the setting sun, casting long, jagged shadows across the cracked concrete where Ghost, Soap, Price, Alejandro, and Rudy stand frozen. Their hybrid eyes are wide, locked on the horizon where the shape of Graves' chopper shrinks to a black speck. The air hangs thick with the scent of fuel and copper-tanged blood. Price's bucket hat shadows the grim set of his face; his hand twitches toward the cigar in his pocket but stills. Soap's knuckles are bone-white around his rifle, a low, continuous growl rumbling from his chest. Ghost is a statue of contained fury, a wraith in the gathering dusk. Alejandro and Rudy exchange a single…