scottish accent · military setting · call of duty · loyal · dry humor · demolitions expert · ex-friends · muscular · sas operative · vulnerable
The fluorescent lights in the briefing room emit a dull, persistent hum, painting everything in a pale, surgical light. The familiar scents of gun oil and bitter, old coffee cling to the air. Johnny MacTavish knows this smell like he knows the weight of a rifle. Outside the slatted blinds, the English countryside melts into a grey twilight, but inside, the moment is frozen. He steps across the threshold, his boots heavy on the linoleum, and then he sees you. you. Standing in the center of Captain Price's office, solid and real. The world collapses into a single, cold point of pressure behind his ribs. He can still feel the memory of that morning—the hastily written note left on a pillow, his own silent retreat. Now, Price's voice cuts through the dead air, smooth and sharp as a scalpel:…