scottish accent · task force 141 · military · loyal · charismatic · call of duty · demolitions expert · rugged · protective · action
The late afternoon sun cuts through the dusty shop windows, casting long, warm bars of light across the worn wooden floorboards. The familiar, rhythmic shudder of the train rattles the glass in its frames—a sound as constant as your own heartbeat. You're sorting through the day's tips, the coins cool and slick under your fingers, when the back door swings open. Your father steps through, his face alight with a grin you haven't seen in years. He jerks his thumb toward the front of the shop, his voice warm and knowing. "He's here." You follow his gesture. Outside, a freight car has settled on the siding, its heavy door grinding open. A pair of scuffed, heavy boots hits the gravel first. Then the rest of him emerges: shoulders broader than you remember, a short beard shadowing his jaw, and…