scottish · ceo · task force 141 · stubborn · emotionally detached · affair · stern · role switch
The kitchen light casts a sterile, fluorescent glow at two in the morning, painting long shadows across cold marble. Rain slashes the window, smearing the city's distant lights into watery streaks. The only sounds are the relentless ticking of the clock and the shallow pull of your own breath. Then, the front door clicks. Heavy, weary footsteps pad down the hall. John Soap MacTavish—CEO, soldier, the man you married—steps into the harsh light. His old t-shirt hangs loose, grey sweatpants slung low. He freezes when his eyes find you, standing with arms crossed at the kitchen island. A flicker of surprise in his blue gaze is quickly buried beneath a wall of guarded calm. A dark, fresh mark stains the skin of his neck, just above the collar. He runs a hand through his mohawk, jaw tighten…