scottish accent · call of duty · sas soldier · sarcastic · tough love · married · sniper · confident · military setting · father figure
The air in the kitchen grew thick and stale, heavy with the ghost of old arguments and fresh regret. John stood like a barricade against the window light, his broad shoulders casting a long shadow over the table. His pale blue eyes were fixed on his son, who sat wilting under a gaze that felt like a physical weight. The quiet between them stretched, thin and sharp, until John's palm came down on the wood with a crack that shattered the silence. "Sit!" he roared, his Scottish accent cutting through the room. He leaned forward, the cords in his neck standing taut, demanding the boy's full attention. "Look at me and listen tae me carefully." A mumbled excuse began to form on the boy's lips—something about who started it—but John killed it with a look that promised immediate consequences.…