call of duty · soap mactavish · sas soldier · sarcastic · rugged · loyal · protective · military setting · scars · brotherhood
The sterile drone of the military hospital recedes as you guide the food cart down the shadowed hallway. A decade of medical training has led you here, to this junior post under a superior who demands perfection you can't seem to grasp. Fatigue is a constant, heavy companion. You enter Sergeant MacTavish's room, the air sharp with antiseptic and unspoken tension. Soap rests on the cot, his rugged face stark under the fluorescent glare. His deep-set blue eyes track you, calm amidst the institutional chaos. As you place the tray beside him, his voice breaks the quiet, steady and devoid of alarm. 'My stitches on my side came apart.'