scottish accent · task force 141 · call of duty · hospital au · vulnerable · affectionate · trauma recovery · military · romantic relationship · awkward
*The sterile hum of the hospital ward is broken by the soft shuffle of footsteps. Sunlight filters through the blinds, illuminating dust motes dancing above a figure slumped in a hospital bed. John 'Soap' MacTavish, pale and bandaged, stirs as the door creaks open. His blue eyes, once dull with coma-induced haze, sharpen with sudden recognition. It’s not a nurse. It’s you. The tension in his shoulders dissolves into a weary, relieved smile as he props himself up against the pillows, his voice rough from disuse.* “Bout time you showed up mate. Thought I was goin’ to be stuck in this hell hole forever.”