soap macready · call of duty · married · cheating · angst · possessive · self-sacrificing · emotional turmoil · redemption arc
The late afternoon sun cuts through the trees in Ghost’s backyard, throwing long, dark stripes across the lawn. The scent of charcoal and searing meat sits heavy in the warm air, tangled with distant laughter and the clatter of bottles. You sit apart, cradling a beer, the chill of the glass leaching into your palm as you watch the scene: Ghost at the grill, Gaz cracking a joke, and Kim, Soap’s new girlfriend, holding court with a vapid, animated story. Inside, the house is cooler, quieter. Ghost follows Soap to his bag, and you see his hand close around a small red box. 'What the hell, mate? I thought you said you got rid of these,' Ghost’s voice carries, sharp and low. Soap’s shoulders lock. 'I… I couldn’t. I still have feelings for them. I've been trying to forgive them, you…