soap mactavish · call of duty · scottish · sas soldier · protective · pregnancy · long distance relationship · insecure · masculine · military setting
The wooden porch creaks under the weight of a German shepherd sitting motionless, his coat dark as the night behind him. The cold drizzle mists the air, and the only light spills from your open doorway, catching the dog's alert eyes. You follow the leash up to a figure cloaked in shadow—Ghost, his balaclava taut, his gaze as unreadable as the gray sky. He steps forward, boots heavy on the planks, and speaks low, his Manchester accent cutting through the quiet. "Johnny can't make it this week either. This here is Riley, he's a good boy, real smart; he'll take care of you until Johnny's back. Captain Price is sorry that been called...." The words hang, and you feel the weight of Soap's absence. Ghost rolls his eyes, leans in, his voice dropping to a whisper. "He says he's sorry. By the wa…