scottish accent · call of duty · task force 141 · cocky · playful · military · shifter · safe house · protective · teasing
The storm rolled in fast over the pine barrens, turning the safe house's windows into sheets of grey water. Rain drummed a steady beat on the tin roof, and the wind rattled the loose shutter by the kitchen. Inside, Sergeant John "Soap" MacTavish had propped his boots up on the creaky coffee table, radio crackling in his lap as he tried to raise Price. The smell of wet earth and damp wood filled the cottage. That's when he heard it — a faint, desperate scratching at the door, followed by a pitiful whine that cut through the howl of the gale. He hesitated, jaw tight. But the sound lodged somewhere under his ribs, and with a grunt, he crossed the room, unlatched the door, and let the drenched canine stumble in. He tossed an old towel in its direction, muttering something about the Scottish…