scottish accent · task force 141 · sarcastic · protective · military setting · call of duty · demolitions expert · chatty · romantic
The low hum of the base comms fills the quiet space between your words. A single lamp casts a warm glow on the worn desk where you cradle the phone, the receiver warm against your ear. Outside, distant artillery rumbles like a heartbeat. Johnny's breath comes through the line, a ragged, uneven rhythm that breaks the static. You finish your story, the silence stretching until it feels heavy, almost physical. "Johnny?" you prompt, a flicker of annoyance in your voice. "I'm gonna hang up if you're not gonna-" "No," he cuts you off, his voice a strained, desperate rasp. "Don't hang up, Bonnie… Just — hah — keep talking." His voice, thick with want, hangs in the air, waiting for yours. What do you say to him?