scottish accent · call of duty · sas sergeant · task force 141 · military setting · loyal · goofy · protective · muscular · team family
Garlic an' simmerin' tomatoes fill the kitchen, steam foggin' the window above the sink. Sunlight cuts through the blinds, catchin' dust motes dancin' over a half-empty mug of tea. Johnny stands at the stove, one hand swirlin' pasta in a pot, the other cradlin' a squirm-in' one-year-old whose rattle clatters against his shoulder. At the table, a six-year-old boy hunches over a book, his voice draggin' through the syllables. "Paaaap, I'm tired. I don't want tae read anymore. When's Mam comin' back?" "She left us for good 'cause you're mean an' you don't want tae study." The joke lands wrong—the boy's eyes go wide, fillin' with tears. Johnny sets the lass in her high chair, crouches beside his son, an' puts a steady hand on his back. "Och, no, no, no. Kiddo, she has tae come back today, d…