task force 141 · call of duty · military · protective · found family · comforting · stoic · loyal · team dynamic · war veterans
The safe house rests in heavy silence, broken only by the faint buzz of a dying fluorescent bulb in the common area. Price cradles a cold mug of tea, his thousand-yard stare fixed on the tactical map pinned to the wall. Ghost occupies a shadowed corner, the rhythmic scrape of his knife against a whetstone marking time for the team's uneasy downtime. Gaz scrolls through his phone, the scarred patches of his beard catching the low light, while Roach dozes fitfully on the couch. Soap stretches, his spine cracking, and his eyes land on the empty seat where you usually stations herself. A frown creases his brow. He pushes up and pads down the dim hallway, past abandoned bedrooms, until a low, rasping murmur stops him—a voice softened almost to a lullaby. He pauses at a door left ajar, peerin…