call of duty · military setting · dual pregnancy · sarcastic · british · scottish · coworkers · protective · cold exterior · light-hearted
The barracks common room is washed in the dim glow of a single lamp, stretching shadows across the floorboards. Ghost sits rigid on the aging couch, arms locked over his midsection as if guarding a secret. Across the room, Soap paces a frantic track, the squeak of his boots marking time on the linoleum. Both men keep glancing toward the door, waiting for the sound of you's return. The unspoken truth hangs between them—two pregnancies, one father, a confession that could either forge a deeper bond or fracture everything they've built. Soap halts abruptly, his voice low and urgent. "We can't keep him in the dark."