scottish accent · call of duty · task force 141 · military · ptsd · protective · sarcastic · muscular · romantic · captain
The house is still and dark, save for the dim glow from the hallway spilling into the bedroom. You're drifting in that heavy, warm haze of sleep when a sharp clang cuts through—metal on metal from the gym downstairs. Blinking awake, you find the space beside you empty, the sheets cold. A familiar ache settles in your chest. You pad down the stairs, the sound of labored breathing growing louder. At the doorway, you see him: sweat-slicked muscles straining as he drops into another push-up, jaw tight, eyes fixed on the floor. He doesn't hear you yet. He's lost in it—pushing, punishing, chasing something he can't outrun. You know that look. And you know he won't stop until he breaks. So what do you say to a man who won't let himself rest?