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• A Means To An End by spudsarescrum

  Fandoms: Call of Duty (Video Games)  

  • Mature
  • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
  • F/M
  • Work in Progress

  17 Aug 2026

  Tags

  • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
  • Phillip Graves (Call of Duty)/Original Female Character(s)
  • Phillip Graves (Call of Duty)/Original Character(s)
  • Phillip Graves (Call of Duty)
  • Rozlin "Roze" Helms
  • Velikan (Call of Duty)
  • Shadow Company Members (Call of Duty: Modern Warfare)
  • Original Call of Duty Character(s)
  • John "Soap" MacTavish
  • Simon "Ghost" Riley
  • Kate Laswell
  • Alejandro Vargas
  • Rodolfo "Rudy" Parra
  • Eventual Romance
  • Slow Romance
  • Angst
  • Fluff
  • Canon-Typical Violence
  • Blood and Gore
  • Military Inaccuracies
  • Lawyers
  • Legal Inaccuracies
  • Seriously please forgive my lack of knowledge on the law
  • Author Has Played Call of Duty
  • Slow Burn
  • Worth It
  • Suicide
  • Implied/Referenced Child Abuse
  • Implied/Referenced Drug Use
  • Implied/Referenced Torture
  • Implied/Referenced Alcohol Abuse/Alcoholism
  • Promise it's not all doom and gloom
  • Politics
  • Bad systems
  • Ethical Dilemmas
  • dubious decisions
  • Sexual Tension
  • Angst and Hurt/Comfort
  • They're both horrendous people but ah well
  • Hurt/Comfort
  • Game: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II (2022)
  • Drama & Romance
  • fuck the us military
  • also fuck the private sector but come on Graves is played by Warren Kole
  • Eventual Sex

  Summary

  Ius est ars boni et aequi: "The law is the art of goodness and equity"

  The romans clearly never met the private sector.

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  33,526

  Chapters:

  6/7

  Comments:

  8

  Kudos:

  12

  Bookmarks:

  2

  Hits:

  174

• Bidh boirbeacht ann geal gaire (There is anger in an open laugh) by spudsarescrum

  Fandoms: Call of Duty (Video Games)  

  • Mature
  • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
  • M/M
  • Complete Work

  14 Apr 2026

  Tags

  • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
  • Kyle "Gaz" Garrick/Original Male Character(s)
  • Kyle "Gaz" Garrick/Original Character(s)
  • Kyle "Gaz" Garrick
  • Violence
  • Doomed Relationship
  • Historical
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • The Troubles
  • reference to real events
  • Hurt No Comfort
  • Character Death
  • Politics
  • No Smut
  • Established Relationship
  • Angst

  Summary

  A rebel and a soldier have a chat.

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  1,386

  Chapters:

  1/1

  Comments:

  1

  Kudos:

  5

  Hits:

  37