#bootalks

There’s a rumor that the reader once killed a man with only a lemon wedge and a shoelace. One newbie says they saw footage of reader taking down a dozen enemy soldiers in the same amount of time it takes to peel a banana. Another said reader was raised by assassins and took down their first mark at age 10.

Nearly 10 feet away the 141 boys are listening to this and collectively thinking back to that morning when they watched the reader spread peanut butter onto bread with a butter knife, drop both the bread (which lands face down) and the knife which they accidentally kick under the refrigerator.

There’s a beat of silence and then a long tortured sigh, and in an accent they had never heard the reader use before they say

“Life is short but also like terribly and insufferably long at the same time.” (Jenna Marbles).

No one but Gaz has any idea what that means but Price thinks it might be some obscure internet reference.

There’s a silent understanding between the boys that if the reader ever kills someone it will be completely by accident.

not my queen and god jenna fucking marbles getting mentioned !!! and also how tf did you know i like peanut butter ?? you is a psychic fr.

i see the headcanons that ghost is this cryptic being around base with strange stories but i am LIVING for reader being one instead.

and i love the idea of reader who overhears the rookies talking and are quick to assume they're talking about ghost.

like reader just suddenly speaks up, leaning against the wall, eating bread, (nothings on it, it's just bread - which only unknowingly adds to readers supposed origin story -)

"one time it was just nothing but teeth-"

"teeth?" *rookie*.

"yeah teeth." reader says with a nod, biting into the plain bread. reader shrugs so casually. "tearing into people's neck. blood, and flesh everyone."

and maybe it's because the main source of light coming from the hallway is behind reader. It makes reader engulfed in black. their shadow filling the room. the rookies staring in what could be horror or disgust, maybe both...

"y'know it just... makes you think. doesn’t it?" readers head turns to the group of rookies. who can feel your eyes digging into them, looking at their exposed flesh.

they suddenly make up excuses and leave the room. making reader let out a thoughtful hum, slowly nodding their head and quietly whispering to themselves, "They get it... I should check out ghost's teeth..." reader mumbles before turning and nearly running into the doorframe.

what i also like about this hc, is that the 141 are totally in on it. spreading stories to the recruits because they think it's the funniest thing.

soap's just casually chatting with a rookie who sees a tiny peeble. he picks it up, holding it to the rookie. "ye know, reader threw one of these so hard and fast that it went right through the scalp of a target we had to take out." soap drawls, then tosses it over his shoulder with a smile on his face while the rookie is just awestruck.

or ghost and gaz are playing poker with some rookies for once.

gaz picks up his newly dealt cards, "Oh ghost, doesn't this remind you of when reader slit the throats of those mafia guys with playing cards." gaz chimes, meeting ghost's eyes across from him. a silent agreement that only they could understand.

ghost nods his head, "yup, then reader used ice on the last guy because the cards got too wet from the blood."

one rookie manages to speak up, "...ice...? but how-?"

ghost and gaz in unison, "you don't want to know."

later that evening, they go into the 141 common room- where reader has managed to find an old wii console and is making price play with them. only to catch reader ready to swing the remote, only to let go on accident and hit the tv square in the middle making the whole screen glitch then go black. and you also fall flat on your ass.

price looks so dissapointed but not surprised.

right????

everytime reader interrupts the captive is just frantically nodding their in head in agreement like "they're right I can't breathe."

and then reader getting sent out like a misbehaving child.

it's probably for the best reader gets sent out though. because reader keeps wincing everytime the captive gets hit.

honestly though, reader is like the potential saving grace for some captives. because it's like "-oh surely this one soldier who doesn't look like they belong will help them or get the task force to stop torturing them-" only to watch in dissapoint as reader gets sent out.

it doesn't help reader shrugs at the captive like "welp- i tried, have fun pookie-"

OR-

i didn't add this but reader just complimenting ghost....

but in a more so surprised way, and the words kinda just come out.

ghost getting ready to choke the captive. his muscles just bulging and looming over the captive and reader just blurts out,

"damn that's big boy." reader blurts out. then, "it's cuffing season, i need a big boy-" Reader starts to sing,

i like to leave it as an interpretation for either way. But my personal belief is that they're just a dumbass who can do the very bare minimum. So basically, no 😂 reader cannot do those things.

And yes, reader thinks everyone is talking about ghost !! and is more than happy to share stories reader thinks is true about ghost - but the dummy speaks so cryptically people think reader is talking about themself.

what i think is funny tho, is that - no one ever actually sees reader around base. and the only time reader pops up is to drop some random lore before suddenly disappearing again.

reader just unknowingly adding to their backstory.

also reader doesn't actually disappear. reader is almost always in price's office scrolling through tik tok on their phone, playing a game, reading, sleeping or eating.

not a badass reader isn't actually a badass.🤷‍♀️ like they genuinely can't do shit. when i say rookie. i mean they a rookie through and through. only really doing the most bare minimum cause they actually lowkey don't wanna be doing this shit lmao. they in it for the money (and also because price practically grabbed them by the scruff of their neck and claimed reader as part of the task force)

but-

i think that maybe in some ways, reader is a badass. but not in that knives and guns blazing type of way.

kinda like how gaz always has the 141 backs in a mission with some of the stuff he has done. reader is kinda like that just a lil different.

they're thinking about the safety of someone else and throwing themselves in if it means saving a life. if it be the 141 or someone else - whatever.

it's the way reader drops their gun and uses both their hands to pick up one of the 141 who've been shot and get them behind shelter - cause let's be fr those lads be beefy af.

reader who's so adamant in stopping the bleeding with whatever knowledge they have- it's mostly the emergency pad or tampon reader keeps - just to be considerate.

then it's not even just that. reader who has the ability to communicate with civilians in a way that has no roughness or demanour of a soldier. it's a valued skill - especially when it comes to getting information (though reader sometimes doesn't even realize but the 141 do)

and it's definitely not half assed with how reader engages with civilians. the 141 can tell that there's genuine compassion and understanding.

not only that.

the way reader is able to bounce back from some traumatic shit. reader has this level of normality that the 141 really crave after years in the task force.

so yeah.

then i started spiralling cause i missed writing and reading other people's works. ://

are we still obsessed with cod here???

please say yes cause rahhh. love my cod men and writers. ya'll are very much home - and will forever be one for me even if i'm just this small lil spec of dust and no one might see this but still.

ik writings in here are not supposed to be realistic but i doubt it’s accurate? you cuss someone out like that u prob get discharged haha

on other hand, that much anger seems hurtful for someone

have a great day :)

i mean i'm okay. it's cold af at the moment, but i got coffee and about to settle down to watch the new episode of House of Dragon. so i can't complain.

yes babes, you'd most definitely get discharged in real life. but i guess this is just the magic of ✨️fiction✨️ and yes, someone cursing like this in real life would probably make someone upset.

i just like to add a lil spice, a lil bite to a character 💅😗

because sometimes some reader inserts are just so sweet and nice, i think i've written like that, so i just thought it would be great to play with the idea of a reader who's... a bitch basically.