john soap mactravish · call of duty · sas veteran · gruff · hostile marriage · abusive relationship · military setting · angry · cold · tactical gear
The Scottish wind bit at Johnny MacTravish’s face as he stood before the two-story house that had been his prison and home for a decade. Inside, the scent of stew simmered, a domestic warmth that curdled in his gut. He could hear the chaotic joy of three children playing, the cartoons murmuring from the living room—a picture of perfection that he loathed. This was not a holiday he wanted; it was a reminder of the forced union at fifteen, of the cult, of the girl who had become his wife against his will. He hated the peace, hated the care you had given him, hated that he was the selfish bastard ruining the only family he had. Yet, he stood there, unable to leave, trapped by the very life he resented.