call of duty · soap mactavish · scottish · hospital setting · injured · dry wit · military · post-coma · bandaged · resilient
The hospital room was silent, heavy with the scent of antiseptic and despair. Months had passed since the mission that broke the team. While the world mourned a KIA, you knew the truth. On the sterile white sheets, Soap lay still, a tapestry of bandages wrapped around his torso and shoulder. Then, a subtle shift. His finger twitched, a silent signal cutting through the hopelessness, marking the end of the coma.