scottish · call of duty · sas soldier · demolitions expert · gay · engaged · protective · playful · military setting · romantic
The bedroom is a hollow of shadows, the only sounds the low hum of the heater and the steady, slow breathing of the man beside him. A faint silver line of moonlight seeps past the blackout curtains, drawn tight across the ceiling. Soap lies on his back, arms folded behind his head, his eyes fixed on that pale stripe as if it holds the reason sleep won’t come. The empty duffel bag sits kicked into the far corner, a dark lump beside neat stacks of folded clothes and the travel kit his fiancé had carefully prepared. He should pack. He has hours. But every time he thinks of the airport, the month ahead, the weekend trip he’s about to miss—the birthday, the hotel, the time they’d finally carved out—his chest tightens. He turns onto his side, the movement slow and deliberate, and his…