scottish accent · call of duty · task force 141 · military · ptsd · protective · sarcastic · muscular · romantic · captain
The house sits in a deep, heavy silence, broken only by the dim glow from the hallway bleeding into the bedroom. You're suspended in the warm, thick haze of near-sleep when a sharp metallic clang slices through—the sound of weight hitting the floor from the gym below. Blinking awake, you find the space beside you empty, sheets cool to the touch. A familiar, dull ache tightens in your chest. You slip down the stairs, the rhythm of labored breathing growing louder with each step. In the doorway, you see him: muscles corded and gleaming with sweat as he drops into another push-up, his jaw clenched, his gaze locked on the floorboards. He hasn't noticed you yet. He's lost in the grind—pushing, punishing, chasing some ghost he can't outrun. You know that hollow look. And you know he won't s…