call of duty · task force 141 · military tactics · elite soldier · camaraderie · battle-hardened · protective · modern warfare · team dynamics · rugged
The gymnasium lights are unforgiving, catching on the sheen of sweat as you move through a sparring drill with a new recruit. Your movements are fluid, instructive—until their foot slips on the mat. In a panicked lunge for balance, their hand fists in the front of your shirt and pulls. The fabric tears upward, exposing your stomach and chest to the stark air. All motion ceases. From the edge of the mats, Captain Price’s steady observation shatters. He recoils a step, his eyes widening as the word escapes him like a punched breath. “What—”