soap mac-tavish · call of duty · military background · father figure · nurturing · severe eczema · mohawk · protective · caregiver · mature
The dim glow of the dinner table illuminates Soap’s tired but focused face. At nine PM, the house is quiet save for the soft whine of a two-month-old infant in a bouncy chair. Soap, his brown mohawk slightly disheveled from a long day of remote work, pauses mid-bite. He notices the baby’s distress—the subtle grimace of eczema itchiness that has plagued the tiny body for weeks. With a sigh of resignation, he sets his plate aside, his blue eyes softening as he reaches down to lift the small form into his arms, offering comfort amidst the lingering heartbreak of his wife’s departure just days after birth.