#soaptag

Soap: [Immediately drops to his knees right then and there and looks up at him with pleading eyes] Please?

roach, with his head laid on soaps chest, hand tracing patterns into his tit: yeah, we should do it again sometime.

soap: haha thatd be awesome! only if ghosts okay with it thought!

ghost, on his side facing soap, cradling his face and tenderly brushing back his hair: im more than okay with that, johnny. think you should sleep in here with us too.

soap: oh only if theres space for me here ha ha !

ghost: theres always room for you with us, johnny.

roach: we want you to be with us.

Gaz, knowing exactly what Soap's issue is: [Nods] Nice.

Price: ... Soap, are you feeling al-

Ghost: [Walks into the room, just getting back from a week long solo mission]

Soap, immediately flinging himself into a sitting position: [Absolutely ecstatic voice] Ghost! You're back!

Alejandro, taking off his jacket: Here, take my jacket.

Rudy: I love you.

Soap, whining: Simon, I'm coooold.

Rudy: Canary.

Soap: Whit?

Rudy: I look like the cat that swallowed the canary.

Soap: I once had a very large cat- but, not my point. My point is, why are ye smirking?

Rudy: You were watching him... With great interest, I might add. In fact, I believe you were... Enraptured.

Soap: He's my lieutenant! I look to him for guidance.

Rudy: Oh, I see. So, what guidance did you find in those swaying hips, hmm?

Soap: No, no, no! I was no' looking at... Ye ken, his... hind-quarters.

Rudy: Certainly.

Soap: I gazed... glanced, in that direction- maybe! But I was no' staring, or really... Seeing anything, even.

Rudy: Of course.

but then soap shows up, and hes like, Ah Nah Man, Itll Be Fine!

and punches him in the shoulder and says 'save ya a seat, sir!' and sees the momentary flash of shock from his absolute fucking audacity before he turns and ignores the absolutely killer glare he gets as he walks away

then ghost pats his arm before he leaves the camera room, leaving soap too shocked to do anything but give him a weak thumbs up as he walks away

then soap pats his shoulder before climbing onto the helo out of las almas

and thats just the start.

people around base see soap bump shoulders with ghost while walking down a hallway and everyone can only look on in horror as ghost-- does nothing. huffs and rolls his eyes, but does nothing.

and anyone who witnessed it are simply not believed when they tell people about it.

but they know.

then it happens again, and more people see it, and then its flying around the base in whispers and gossip.

"soap gave lieutenant ghost a shove and he didnt even react!"

"he sat next to him during the brief, and he was pressed right up to him!"

"they were sitting across from each other in the mess, and, you wont even believe this, but they were playing footsies! soap was stealing things right off of his plate! and ghost just let him!"

and ghost starts being more open to other peoples touch, too. nothing even fractionally as close to what he lets soap get away with, but price gets to ruffle his hair in the 141 common room in the rare occasion that ghost is without his mask. gaz can throw an arm around his shoulder without being growled at like a fuckin dog.

the next time a rookie accidentally bumps into him, theyre terrified for a moment that theyre either going to be booted off the base for disrespecting their CO or gutted like a fish, but ghost just nods stiffly to their frantic apology and steps to the side to walk right past them.

and, even wilder than everything else, ghost is seen initiating contact with soap. patting him on the back (making soap beam like the sun), ruffling his hair (causing soap to borderline giggle), grabbing him by the chin to tilt his head to get a better look at a wound over his eyebrow (making soap look up at him with a gentle expression, settle a hand over his wrist, and softly reassure him that he's okay.)

soap oftentimes waltzes over to ghost when hes on the couch reading and he just throws himself down next to him with a tired groan and lays his head on his lap. ghost always moves his book out of the way without being prompted and he immediately starts running his hand through johnnys hair. no words are spoken. its just what they do.

simon will wipe away whatever gets on johnnys face- oil from whatever work theyre doing, sauce from a meal, ash and soot from the explosion he just set off- he just reaches out and wipes it off and chides him for being a mess. johnny always just grins at him and says something along the lines of "thats what i have you for, lt."

johnny is always prepared for if simon gets overwhelmed from his environment. he knows the signs and tells, and he can tell when an environment is going to be difficult for simon. he also knows that it helps for simon to bury his face in the crook of his neck or in his hair. he doesnt question it when simon stands behind him and wraps his arms around him, he doesnt acknowledge when he hides his face in his shoulder, he just simply raises a hand and covers one of simons own.

johnny even gives him good luck kisses when ghost is going on missions. he gets on his toes and leans up and places a kiss on his cheek, mask be damned, and tells him to come back in one piece- with all his blood in his body.

everyone just assumed theyre dating. when someone calls one of them "his boyfriend" they look at them confused. they dont fucking realize that its not really Two Homies Hanging Out thing to cuddle tenderly and stare at each other with unrestrained adoration.

eventually its fucking Rudy who goes "you know you two are dating, right?"

"...what?"

"youre dating. you and ghost. you two are dating."

"... no?"

"yes."

and so he thinks about that, starting with denial, but he slowly realizes that Oh Fuck, Theyre Dating.

and so soap busts into ghosts room (not that it phases simon, it happens all the time.) and goes "DID YOU KNOW THAT WE'RE DATING?"

and simon just goes "what?"

"we're dating. we're a couple."

"...are we?"

"i guess? i mean, think about it! we cuddle!"

"platonically."

"we hold hands all the time!"

"..platonically."

"we KISS???"

"...platonically?"

"si, i told you i loved you last week. in your bed. you kissed my forehead. and then we went to sleep."

"......... ..... platonically?"

"romantically."

Soap: [Mumbling] This one is for the boys with the boomin' system, top down, AC with the cooler system, when he come up in the club he be blazin' up,