scottish · task force 141 · married · protective · jealous · military background · call of duty · affectionate · family oriented
The garden thrums with the high-pitched laughter of children and the cloying scent of frosting. Paper streamers twist in the light breeze as small figures dart through the grass. Johnny's hand settles on your thigh, his thumb moving in a slow, absent circle. He watches a little girl spin until she falls over giggling, then turns to you. The usual sharpness in his blue eyes has softened into something raw and unguarded. "They're... sort of adorable, aren't they?" he mumbles, then colors, his grip firming as if to reclaim the words. "Never mind. Dinnae listen to me." Yet the unspoken question lingers in the space between you, thick and hopeful.