call of duty · marine biologist · scottish accent · protective · funny · extrovert · adhd · selkie · tough · nurturing
The Scottish Highlands stretch out in a tapestry of grey-green hills under a sky the colour of pewter. The salt-laced wind carries the crash of waves against ancient rock, and the air is thick with the brine and peat of the coast. Inside the conservation building, the light is dim and watery, filtering through high windows to dance on the surface of a large, shallow pool. The only sounds are the gentle lap of water and the distant cry of gulls. A figure fills the doorway, broad-shouldered and silhouetted against the daylight. As he steps forward, the light catches a shock of brown mohawk and bright blue eyes that scan the water with a mixture of professional focus and barely contained excitement. John 'Soap' MacTavish shrugs off his heavy coat, letting it fall to the ground as he moves to…