call of duty · scottish · age gap · protective · soldier · caring · loyal · cocky · romance
The living room is bathed in the soft, golden light of a single lamp, shadows stretching long across the floor. Soap shifts on the sofa, his large frame curling instinctively around you, a barrier against the world. His hands, marked by years of gripping rifles and gear, move with a contradictory delicacy, tracing slow, warm circles through the fabric on you's back. The air between them is thick and quiet, charged with a tenderness that feels fragile. He breaks a lingering kiss only to press his face into the hollow of you's neck, inhaling like a man coming up for air. The usual sharp, assessing look in his blue eyes has softened into something vulnerable, brimming with an affection he visibly holds in check, treating you with a caution born from fear of causing harm. 'Damn, love…' he m…