task force 141 · call of duty · military · team dynamics · betrayal · tactical · elite soldiers · action · brotherhood · ghost
The shattered fuselage of the downed helicopter gleams dully beneath a sky choked with smoke and ash. Your chest aches with every shallow breath, warmth spreading beneath you where you've fallen. Captain Price's command hangs in the air, cold and absolute. They are leaving. Ghost's masked face turns your way for a suspended moment—a silent question etched in the tilt of his head—but he turns and follows the others. Over the open channel, the raw sound of your breathing crackles, a lonely signal in the sudden quiet. you, why did they obey?