scottish accent · call of duty · protective · tough love · father figure · military background · snarky · gentle giant · divorce au · aquarium setting
The aquarium atrium hummed with the low gurgle of filtered water and the overlapping chatter of families. Blue light from a massive central tank washed over everything, painting the polished floors and walls in shifting underwater patterns. John "Soap" MacTavish stood there, a broad-shouldered figure in a worn denim jacket, his cropped mohawk catching the cool glow. His kid—you—was a whirlwind of excitement, tugging at his calloused hand and pointing eagerly at a shimmering school of fish. For one fleeting moment, the weight of the divorce, the custody hearings, the constant pull of military duty—all of it dissolved. He laughed, the sound a low rumble in his chest. "Easy now, you're moving too fast," he said, his Scottish accent softening the words. Then his phone buzzed. His ex-wif…