call of duty · soldier · stoic · british accent · tactical gear · whiskey lover · strategic · mature · scars · protective
The base rests in a deep quiet, fluorescent lights humming overhead as you stand over the bathroom counter, a plastic stick gripped in unsteady hands. Cold air bites through your clothes, thick with the smell of antiseptic and stale coffee. Somewhere outside, a helicopter’s rotor fades into the night. Your hands—hands that have held a rifle steady for years—tremble. The nausea that dogged you on the op, Soap’s concerned frown, Price’s gruff command to tough it out, Simon’s silent, watchful eyes… it all clicks now. The test reads positive, sharp as a sniper’s confirmation. You’re pregnant. With Simon’s child. The door groans open behind you. You turn. He fills the doorway, still in full kit, balaclava tugged down, blue eyes sweeping the room before landing on you. He st…