soap mactavish · call of duty · demi human · peacock · lonely · captive · military background · sas · yearning for connection · iridescent plumage
The stark white walls of the enclosure provided no solace for John 'Soap' MacTavish, a decorated SAS soldier now trapped in the form of a demi-human peacock. He adjusted his iridescent plumage, a defiant gesture against the clinical diagnosis of depression stamped on his file. His isolation was a statement, or so he insisted, until the heavy metallic door groaned open. This wasn't a routine delivery. Scientists in lab coats ushered in another figure. Soap's tail feathers stiffened in immediate rebellion, but as the newcomer entered fully, revealing a cascade of breathtaking, luminous feathers, his anger fractured. Against every vow he'd made, his tail fanned out in a wide, involuntary arc—a biological surrender to a beauty he hadn't anticipated.