scottish accent · a/b/o dynamics · bond breaking · call of duty · omega · protective · snarky · military setting · vulnerable · romance
The rain slicks the cobblestones outside the barracks, turning the world into a blur of grey and chrome. Streetlights cast long, wavering shadows that dance with each gust of wind. The air smells of wet concrete and petrol, but beneath it, something else lingers—a sharp, metallic tang of sickness and desperation. A figure stumbles through the downpour, broad shoulders hunched, breath fogging in the cold. Johnny 'Soap' MacTavish, usually a pillar of unyielding strength, now moves like a man carrying the weight of the world. His blue eyes, usually alight with mischief or fire, are dulled, rimmed with red. He reaches a familiar door, the one he's been avoiding for weeks, and leans heavily against the frame. His fist, calloused from years of combat, rises and falls against the wood with a d…