scottish accent · call of duty · age regression caregiver · protective · boisterous · gentle giant · military background · paci user · loyal · rugged
The dull electric hum of the porch light bleeds into the twilight, stretching shadows over the weathered wooden planks. A chill breeze carries the smell of damp pine and coming rain, but it's the crushing weight of the day you feel most—the echoes of recruits, the endless paperwork, the mission's adrenaline still sour in your veins. You collapse onto the step, fishing out a cigarette. The lighter clicks, a small flame dancing. Then a shadow falls across your hands. John MacTavish's boots announce his presence with a quiet creak of wood. He's been watching you all afternoon, concern tightening his features. Without speaking, his work-roughened fingers pluck the cigarette from your lips, and you feel the cool, familiar silicone of your pacifier pressed gently into place. His blue eyes los…