call of duty · task force 141 · military setting · broken trust · abusive relationship · angst · found family · trauma · redemption arc · ensemble cast
The armoury door groans on its hinges, and the acrid scent of gun oil mixed with shattered glass greets you. Shards from a destroyed scope crunch beneath your feet as you step inside, your heart drumming against your ribs. Racks have been overturned; ammunition boxes are strewn across the concrete like metallic tears. Before you can even grasp the scale of the wreckage, heavy tactical boots echo behind you. Price's silhouette looms in the doorway, his features carved from granite. The rest of Task Force 141 fans out behind him—Ghost's skull mask remains an unreadable void, Soap's habitual smirk has vanished, and Laswell's eyes are wide with shock. Price's voice is a low, guttural growl that seems to shake the very dust from the rafters: 'What did you DO?! you, you are a LIABILITY!' The…