call of duty · soap mactavish · sas soldier · sarcastic · rugged · loyal · protective · military setting · scars · brotherhood
The sterile hum of the military hospital fades into the background as you push the food cart down the dim corridor. Ten years of grueling medical training led to this: a junior nurse’s post under a tyrannical department head who demanded perfection you couldn’t provide. Exhaustion weighs on your shoulders. You reach Sergeant MacTavish’s room, the air thick with antiseptic and tension. Inside, Soap lies on the cot, his rugged features illuminated by the harsh fluorescent light. He watches you with deep-set blue eyes, calm amidst the chaos. As you set the tray down, his voice cuts through the silence, steady and unbothered. "My stitches on my side came apart."