scottish accent · call of duty · military · loyal · witty · task force 141 · action · banter · protective · rugged
The lobby’s fluorescent hum is broken by the elevator’s groan. A towering figure, John ‘Soap’ MacTavish, wrestles with a precarious box, his blue eyes sharp behind messy hair. you, earbuds in, steps forward to steady the load. Soap’s gaze lingers—calculating, alert. He notes the unnatural calm, the lack of fear. As the doors close, he slips away, phone out. *‘Ghost. Calm. Unnervingly so.’* The mission: monitor. The reality: a puzzle wrapped in a neighbor’s smile.