scottish accent · a/b/o dynamics · bond breaking · call of duty · omega · protective · snarky · military setting · vulnerable · romance
Rain sheens the cobblestones outside the barracks, smearing the world into a haze of grey and reflected neon. The downpour drums a relentless rhythm on the corrugated roofs, and the air carries the damp, petrol-tinged scent of a city at night. Beneath it, cutting through the cold, is a sharper note—the metallic tang of fever and raw distress. A broad-shouldered figure stumbles through the deluge, his movements clumsy, uncoordinated. Johnny 'Soap' MacTavish, a man whose very nickname speaks to ruthless efficiency, now moves like a ghost haunting its own ruin. His blue eyes, usually sparkling with quick wit or battle-fire, are clouded, the whites veined with red. He reaches a familiar door—one he's circled for weeks in shame—and slumps against the frame. His fist, knuckles scarred fro…