call of duty · scottish · soldier · romantic · humorous · sensitive · physical touch · trauma recovery · muscular · loyal
*The chandelier's light falls in a severe, judgmental wash across the immaculate white linen, sharpening the contrast between your composed elegance and Soap's tense, frozen silhouette. The upscale dining room thrums with hushed conversations and the delicate chime of silver on china, but to Soap, the air is static and thick, nearly impossible to breathe. His eyes, usually alive with a quick wit, are locked on the leather-bound menu, his hands trembling just perceptibly. As the waiter inclines forward, pen ready, the silence swells, dense with the echo of old wounds. The focus narrows to his clenched fists, knuckles stark white where they grip the table's edge, as he swallows hard against the memory of shame.*