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    When he had woken, it was to a skull swimming in and out of his vision, and for a second he figured that the reaper had come to claim his wretched soul. It didn’t scare him much; after all, he had long since accepted his meeting with death would come early in this job. He would have liked to work in the 141 longer than he had, however. He liked his teammates, liked Captain Price and his funny moustache and strong leadership, liked Gaz and his like minded humour and youthful honesty. He liked the big, scary Ghost, even if he hadn’t delved as deeply into the mysteries of that man as he wanted to.
    The skull was talking to him.

    “I’m not the grim reaper, you overdramatic wanker.”

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    Soap falls in love during a war that doesn't have room for such feelings.

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    25 Apr 2026

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    “Johnny, fuckin’ hell.” Skull-framed eyes widened. A hand shot out to grab Soap’s shoulder, turning him to get a better look at whatever had caught Ghost's attention. “Why didn’t you say anything?”

    Soap looked down at himself to get an idea what the lieutenant was freaking out about.

    Ah. Blood. Quite an impressive amount, actually.

    Soap gets a little bit shot. It's fine, but the shock rattles their small group, making them even closer than before. Also, there's a game of Cluedo, for some reason.

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    24 Apr 2026

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    “I have no fuckin’ clue what you two are on about,” Ghost stated tonelessly. “Fuck’s a Tim Allen?”

    “You’ve never seen The Santa Clause?” Gaz asked, grasping at his chest in feigned shock.

    “Seen ‘im? Just shot the guy.” Ghost wiped blood off on Soap’s shirt sleeve, making him swat at the hand. “Also, what about me made you think I watch a lot of Christmas movies? I need to correct that.”

    “Ghost, you’d love it. Santa dies within, like, the first five minutes.”

    “... Promising concept.”

     

    A mission drags out and the 141 are stuck in the States for Christmas. Luckily, the Laswells welcome the extra company. While Soap misses his family, he doesn’t really mind spending the holiday with his second one.

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    24 Apr 2026

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    After a bad corridor and a good rescue, Techie discovers medbay tea tastes better when Ghost stops the kettle just before boil. Rain on the windows, labels straightened, “Mrs. Riley” whispered like a joke that turned true—domestic softness sneaks up on them both.The mission ends in stitches and puddings; the night ends in lamplight and slow breaths. Between a label that reads TEA & ME and a skull folded on the desk, Ghost and Techie learn the quiet miracle of being each other’s home. She escapes the medbay; he catches the falling box (and her). Soap brings chaos, Gaz brings contraband, Price brings the nod—and somewhere between rain and warm mugs, Ghost learns that “everything for the missus” feels a lot like peace. Two rooms from a server rack, fear; two inches under a blanket, relief. With rain teaching patience and a label maker naming what matters, Ghost and Techie stitch tenderness into the ordinary. A clean bandage, a crooked smile, a kettle stopped right on time—this is how they fall. Not all at once, but into little domestic rituals: shared tea, quiet breaths, and a house they joke about until it feels real.

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    24 Apr 2026

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    "It’s a saved seat in a church where you don’t say the prayers out loud."

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    Leon hates admin meetings. 

    Twirling his pen, he glances around the long conference room table. He recognizes most faces; Alma from HR, Tim from Compliance, Yuki from Agent Operations. His gaze at last lands at you, seated down at the end. You look a bit lost, fiddling nervously with the corner of your legal pad. 

    He’s never seen you before. He’s certain he’d remember a face like that.

    [title from desert plains by judas priest]

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    03 Apr 2026