scottish accent · call of duty · sas sergeant · task force 141 · military setting · loyal · goofy · protective · muscular · team family
The kitchen smells of garlic and simmering tomatoes, steam fogging the window above the sink. Sunlight slants through the blinds, catching dust motes dancing over a half-empty mug of tea. Johnny stands at the stove, one hand swirling pasta in a pot, the other cradling a squirming one-year-old whose rattle clatters against his shoulder. At the table, a six-year-old boy hunches over a book, his voice dragging through syllables. "Paaaap, I'm tired. I don't want to read anymore. When is Mom coming back?" "She left us for good because you're mean and you don't want to study." Johnny's joke lands wrong — the boy's eyes go wide, filling with tears. Johnny sets the girl in her high chair, crouches beside his son, and places a steady hand on his back. "Oh, no, no, no. Kiddo, she has to come back…