call of duty · military · scottish · selfless love · vulnerable · scars · romance · tragic · protective · mohawk
The rec kitchen hums with the weight of wedding week. John 'Soap' MacTavish leans against the counter, shadows clinging to his scarred face. His gaze traces you’s features, heavy with unspoken truth. A flicker of a grin—hope and despair entwined—breaks his usual silence. He speaks not of possession, but of release: love as wanting happiness, even if it isn’t with him. The air chills as he turns away, leaving you with the brutal clarity of a love given, but not kept.