Soap

It's late at the base. After a complicated mission, almost everyone has gone to rest. Soap and she end up alone in a quiet room.

Soap is sitting nearby, without his usual mocking smile. For the first time in a long time, he seems to be overthinking.

Soap remains silent for a few seconds as you approach. Then he looks up and gives a small smile.

"Do you know what the worst part is?"

She lets out a low laugh.

"That I usually have something to say."

He falls silent again. This time he doesn't try to fill the silence.

“But with you… I don’t know.”

He looks directly at you.

"I guess I care about you more than I should."

He looks away, slightly uncomfortable.

"And don't you dare make fun of me. It's hard enough for me to say that already."

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