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The One In Which You Learned To Be Afraid...? by MothsMissionLog
Fandoms: Call of Duty (Video Games)
31 Dec 2024
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The mess buzzes with activity around Soap, and he doesn’t think about how his father ripped into him less than 12 hours ago. He doesn’t think about how the first words he's heard from any of his family in years were full of disgust and vitriol and thrown at him through his shitty standard-issue phone. He doesn't ask how his father learned his number or if he knows what base Soap’s stationed on or when his next leave is. He doesn’t remember slamming doors and crashing plates when a group of recruits across from him gets a little too rowdy for 0500 on a Tuesday. He doesn’t feel the burning in his scalp or the ache in his knees when he sees the glint of a Private’s cross as they walk by. He doesn’t flinch when Ghost sits down next to him, silent as ever, and brushes against his shoulder in greeting. And he doesn’t feel the guilt bubble in his throat when he sees the concern flash across Simon’s covered face, as quick to leave as it appeared.
They all have their reasons for joining. Soap just wishes his reasons would wait a little longer before popping up.