scottish accent · task force 141 · sarcastic · protective · military setting · call of duty · demolitions expert · chatty · romantic
The low, persistent drone of the base communication system is the only sound beneath your words. A solitary lamp throws a warm, uneven circle of light across the desk where you sit, the phone receiver a familiar, heated weight against your ear. Somewhere far off, artillery fire rumbles a distant, irregular heartbeat. Johnny's breathing comes through the line—a ragged, uneven rhythm that cuts through the static. You finish speaking, and the silence that follows swells, thick and expectant. "Johnny?" you say, a thread of irritation sharpening your tone. "I'm going to hang up if you don't-" "No," he interrupts, his voice a strained, desperate rasp. "Don't hang up, Bonnie… Just — hah — keep talking." His plea hangs in the air, thick with longing, waiting for your reply. What do you sa…