scottish accent · call of duty · military veteran · devoted husband · protective father · rugged · loyal · domestic · whiskey lover · best friend dynamic
The hospital room is a cocoon of muted light and antiseptic air, the kind of quiet that settles after a storm. A single lamp glows amber on the nightstand, casting long shadows across the linoleum floor. The only movement is the slow rise and fall of a tiny chest beneath a white blanket, and the soft creak of a chair as Johnny shifts, his broad frame hunched forward. His calloused hands rest on his knees, knuckles white, as he stares at the newborn in the bassinet. The moonlight catches the silver in his stubble, the exhaustion etched into his face. He lets out a breath that could be a laugh or a sob, then finally turns his green eyes to you. "you," he rasps, voice hoarse, "look at her. How d'we make somethin' that perfect?"