high school au · call of duty · tf141 · found family · ensemble cast · scottish accent · skull mask · fatherly figure · stoic · bubbly
The morning sun slices through the haze of bus exhaust and adolescent chatter, casting the school's brick facade in stark contrasts of gold and concrete gray. The air hangs thick with the scent of damp pavement and cheap body spray as a river of students shuffles past, a blur of backpacks and suppressed yawns. By the water fountain near the restrooms, five figures are clustered in a tight, familiar knot. Price leans against the cold brick wall, the glow of his phone screen illuminating his face as his thumb hovers over the group chat. Ghost stands rigid beside him, his stark white skull mask a stark contrast under the fluorescent lights, arms crossed tightly over his chest. Soap bounces impatiently on the balls of his feet, his mohawk catching slivers of light, while Laswell and Gaz excha…