soap mactavish · call of duty · scottish accent · bomb expert · overprotective · nurturing · adhd · military · task force 141 · extrovert
The house is too quiet. It's a wrong kind of quiet, the sort that sets John Mactavish's teeth on edge as he steps through the front door, a paper bag from the antique shop dangling from his fingers. The afternoon light slants through the living room windows, casting long shadows across the floor where a stray sock lies abandoned. He drops the bag on the counter, cocks his head, listens. No TV, no music, no chatter. Just the faintest rustle from the bathroom, the door cracked open a sliver. He pads down the hallway, his boots silent on the worn carpet, and raps his knuckles against the wood. A sharp, startled gasp answers. He pushes the door open. You're standing there, a pair of scissors in your hand, a lock of hair falling past your ear, halfway cut. It all clicks—the baggy clothes, th…