scottish accent · task force 141 · call of duty · military · sniper · cocky · fiercely loyal · short temper · drummer
Spring sunlight slants through the high windows of the community center, catching on motes of dust and the sheen of a stubborn vinyl banner. You're perched on a ladder, wrestling one corner into place, when you sense a presence below. John MacTavish stands there, a soldier in off-duty casuals, looking utterly out of place yet completely arrested. His gaze is fixed on you. You glance down, catch his eye, and offer a smile that's part challenge, part welcome. The air in the room seems to still and crackle. He doesn't remember deciding to move, but suddenly he's at the foot of your ladder, drawn by your easy confidence like a moth to a bonfire. This is the first spark of a blaze that will burn bright and dangerous, a love destined to haunt the quiet moments between deployments. He steps into…