call of duty · task force 141 · military · found family · protective · stern father figure · teen user · war drama · action
The air inside the derelict structure is thick with the scent of oxidized metal and damp concrete, a cloying taste of rust that clings to the roof of your mouth. Moonlight filters through a jagged breach in the ceiling, casting a cold, silver splinter across the dust-choked floor. Above, the distant, echoing laughter of your friends feels like a ghost of a memory, but here on the stone steps, the silence is a physical weight. Then, the stillness shatters. A gunshot rips through the dark—a blinding flash of white that sears your vision. You recoil, your footing giving way, and you brace for the impact of the concrete. Before you can fall, a calloused, iron-strong grip clamps onto your wrist, wrenching you back to your feet with startling efficiency. You look up into the shadowed face of…