#montagne/rook

[rm14hitman]

*Doc is helping out Rook after he got injured while the others are watching*

Montagne : How does Rook look ?

Twitch : A little better than you, actually

[darkjakkus]

r6 fandom in a nutshell

[yeem7809962]

Breakfast time 🥪

[parragone]

Anyway, more headcanons under the cut

Specifically, sexuality/previous relationship headcanons for the SAS, GIGN, and Spetsnaz

I'll probably do another one later for other CTUs but, yannow.

former smoke/mute, current doc/monty, twitch/cav, poly spetsnaz & kapglaz

Discussions of breakups, attempted arranged marriages, and abusive relationships, but I'm not going into major detail

SAS

> Thatcher;

This man did NOT know he was bi. He didn't have the vocabulary for it, and his family wasn't the best about LGBT folks even existing. Well, his father wasn't. His mother couldn't care less and suspected he was bisexual since he was young, but never confronted the issue, even though she knew he had feelings for pther men. He was, admittedly, a bit of a prick; he developed internalized homophobia and while he was never actively against the LGBT, he always said it wasn't natural.

He toughed out three marriages. The first fell apart because they were young and stupid, the second cheated on him, and the third grew too far apart from him once he became part of the SAS. He had four kids from these, he loves them dearly, but he's distant from them and mostly just gives them money to avoid intruding on a life he never felt he fit into. Pays for college, cars, the occasional vacation. He's met his grandkids once or twice, but the stepfathers of his kids have more of a right to be grandfathers.

And then he met Mute, and he couldn't dodge his homophobia anymore. It wasn't fair to abuse this kid because he was gay. He knew that, and he tried to deal with his issues. It worked for a bit. He did research and tried to build that bridge so that the kid would feel safe. And it worked. For a while, he didn't have to deal with himself if he focused on Mute.

Then he met Jordan fucking Thermite fucking Trace, and he had no choice but to confront himself. And god, he hated Trace to begin with, because Trace made sure he knew the offer was open. Jordan was everything Mike tried to bury, everything about a man he liked. He tried to get rid of the feelings by picking fights and ended up makign himself worse. It was Mute who asked him, in private, if he was having an issue. And it was Mute who he confided in, because of all people Mute knew he'd been trying to be better.

It didn't happen immediately. It took a lot of conversations, some with Mute, some with Harry, before he talked to Thermite, before he talked to Jordan, and he was blunt. honest. Straightforward that he's an old man with an old mind and he's not liable to be a great partner, that he's got a bad track record, that he's got an awful habit of being a little too... much. That it'd take a long time for him to be completely comfortable in a same-sex relationship.

He's grateful Jordan was, and still is, willing to wait for him. Even after years of being together, he has days where he struggles, where he feels like an imposter or like he's going against his own values. Jordan's patient, he's willing to listen, he's forgiving of missteps and helps keep him from going down awful mental spirals. He loves Jordan. He's still trying to figure out how to show that in a healthy way, but he does.

> Sledge;

Holy SHIT this man knew he was bi back in primary school. All it took was one really attractive rugby jock to take his knees out in the middle of a match and he knew. Man got pinned under a hot classmate and proceeded to speed run the seven stages of a sexual awakening. He went home, went straight to his mom, and begged her for an explanation. She laughed for almost an hour before she finally told him that it's just, you know, human nature. "It'll be alright, Seamus," she'd said. "It's just part of you."

And so he got comfortable early in life. He dated men and women both, in and out, until he joined the SAS. Then he just... stopped. He didn't have time to do the civilian way of things, so he assumed he'd have to wait until he left or he'd be restricted to other SAS members. Which, you know, wasn't uncommon as long as nobody risked the mission because they were romantically involved.

He's still hesitant. He's watched Smoke and Mute with a careful eye, been there for Thatcher, and watches the rest of the team; he's enjoyed being a source of relationship wisdom, even if he's notably single. Mute jokes that he's going to end up a crazy dog man, but! He's kind of okay with that. Low key dealing with a gym crush on Blitz, but he's not going to act on it anytime soon. [ Much to Smoke and Mute's dismay and frustration. ]

> Smoke;

You know that one term? Disaster bi? Yeah. Yeah. Smoke figured himself out early, much to his mother's dismay, and has never been shy about it. He's been in a lot of relationships, but the only three that have been long term have been... very different.

The first was passionate, but ended suddenly when he found out she had been cheating. The second was a struggle, as his partner was financially controlling and took away intimacy of every sort as a punishment for seemingly minimal offenses. He felt like he couldn't escape until he put his foot down about his daughter; his boyfriend at the time told him that it was either him or the kid, and Smoke chose his daughter without a second thought. Then, there was Mute.

God knows he loves Mute, but their relationship was complicated from the beginning. He tried to make sure Mute never fell into a situation where he didn't feel safe or heard, and often prioritized Mute over himself to the point of his own emotional detriment. hilariously, it ended up being a factor in their breakup - Mute was so frustrated that he wouldn't give himself any priority that he made the man promise to talk to Harry about emotional dependence.

He's had to figure himself out in the meantime, but he's pretty comfortable with himself and his boundaries. He's also realized that, yes, he can love his partner without putting them before his every want and need. Has a long-term affection for Maestro that Mute teases the ever-loving hell out of him for. [ "I can't believe your type is 'can they kick my ass', James." "Alright, yes, but you should eat his food. you'll fall for him, too" ]

> Mute;

If he never talks to his family they don't have to know he's gay and trans. That's the mantra he lives by!

Really, he's just fucked up all over. With minimal social skills to begin with and difficulty recognizing social cues, Mute wasn't even sure how a relationship worked. He wasn't even sure how to express his identity until he was nearly fifteen, and by then his family had arranged for him to marry someone almost twice his age. He vehemently refused and was, perhaps in an ironic twist, saved by the fact the GCHQ wanted him. A large part of his agreement was for them to forcefully emancipate him from his household, which freed him both in the financial and expression sense.

By the time Mute became a member of the SAS, he'd cut off his family entirely and done an ungodly amount of research into the LGBT movements online. While he's comfortable with his identity, he tries to keep it out of conversation and intentionally kept it secret from most of the team for several months until he was comfortable with them.

His relationship with Smoke was one of firsts. It was his first actual relationship with someone who wasn't, well, a little bit of a creep. Smoke is his best friend now, and he wouldn't trade that for the world, but he's also acutely aware that being friends with your ex is extremely weird. He's also fairly certain he's ace [ narrator: he's demi ], which he's pretty sure is a deal-breaker for many. He's content to sit and be himself for the time being, especially given that he's got emotional crushes on multiple friends and Caveira continues to encourage him to own up to them. He would, with all due respect, rather die!

GIGN

> Doc;

His first religious crisis was his sexuality. Prayed for days to try and figure out if it was a crime, read the scriptures, felt out of place. Confessed to his mother that the way his brothers felt about women, he felt about men, and she promptly declared that if Allah could not not forgive her son for love then she did not want anything He could offer her. As she always has been, she stood by her son regardless.

He didn't date, though. Not for some time. He focused on his career, on trying to make a difference in the world, on trying to make it better. He hadn't dated anyone, really, until this utter puppy of a man fell into his life with all the grace of a seal bouncing around on the beach. He wouldn't say he fell in love with Montagne at first sight, but he will say it was close. Montagne never tired of romancing him, as if every date were their first, and never let him feel unloved.

His feelings for Lion were complicated at best for a long time. It was his mother, again, who made it dawn on him that he may be poly-amorous, posthumously and through the many letters she had written to him when she was at her peak of health. While his relationship with Lion remains... difficult, Doc tries to remember that the man is dealing with religious and familial guilt the same way he once did.

Not to say he doesn't get a little bit of a kick about occasionally flirting with him, just to get a reaction.

> Montagne;

Hopeless romantic. Moving on- [ I'll probably edit/reblog and elaborate on this later but my brain is scattered ]

> Rook;

He's... he's a puppy. He's a bisexual puppy and everyone who's ever dated him knows this. Rook has never been ashamed of who he loves, and often involved himself in LGBT rallies before his enlistment, even with disapproval from his parents. While he himself has only ever dated women, he has an attraction to men and personally identifies as bi.

He's had a couple of long-term girlfriends, but they drifted apart due to service and difficulty with communication. He confesses he's not the best at explaining himself in the heat of the moment and, due to his service, has a bit of a hard time enjoying the same things he would if he were a civilian. Rook, ultimately, has had a pretty uneventful love life - he's just happy to be here.

He's the embodiment of "Rook, where'd you bag that baddie?" "I didn't. i was minding my own business and she threw me over her shoulder. I haven't gotten down since"

> Twitch;

Femme lesbian. Femme lesbian who once kissed her best friend at an all-girls school behind the gymnasium. Her parents never approved of her behavior, always told her she'd grow out of the phase, but she never did. Never would. It wasn't a passing feeling and she knew it before they ever found out about it.

She learned to hide her girlfriends. She played nice at events, at parties, smiled and played at being interested in the men her parents tried to introduce her to. But she sneaked off often, she wanted to date, she wanted to express herself.

Ultimately, that chance came with the military. Sure, it was difficult, but she was no longer bound by the restraints of her family's status. That was enough for her.

Now, however, she's got a problem in the form of one very quiet and very angry Brazilian woman who somehow continues to end up in her bed on a nearly nightly basis with little warning. It's definitely just a platonic, comfort thing... right? Right. Taina wouldn't trust anyone enough to even think about romance.

Spetsnaz

> Tachanka;

The power of himbo thick-skulled overconfidence has gotten this man through so much of his romantic life. He's extremely intelligent, but he had absolutely zero vocabulary for anything LGBT. His former wife knew he had no preference between men and women, and they would often debate the most attractive features of either sex as a matter of entertainment. They had married rather young, a whirlwind of love and laughter that never quite ended; while the love has changed, they're an inseparable pair and have raised their children with a strong co-parenting system.

His ex-wife, thankfully, was also the one who pointed out that he should try actually dating a man when they had divorced. She'd known he would never explore that part of himself while they were together, but she was happy to see him figure it out. They talked often about those they went on dates with, and he was her best man at her second wedding; she was the first one he told when Kapkan and Glaz invited him as a third in a semi-open relationship. She was the one who encouraged him to take the offer. He was also overjoyed when the offer was extended in turn to Fuze.

He's romantic. Hopelessly romantic with all three of them, with anyone as a partner. All he wants to do is feel like he's made them happy, feel like he's served a purpose in their life [ which leads to him being a service top, but that's a different post ]. He's not very good at flings, but long term relationships - be they truly romantic such as the one he has with Kapkan and Glaz or a friends with benefits situation like he has with some other members of the team - is something he does very well with.

> Kapkan;

This man thought he was a switch. He did. he'd dated off and on, he'd been in quick flings while undercover, he thought yeah, he's a switch, he's typically dominant, he's pretty solid where he is.

Then this fucking sniper showed up in his life and he hasn't been a dominant man in the bedroom since, no matter his position. He's also rarely the top, and even then, he's not the dominant partner.

Not to say he doesn't like being the follower in the relationship. It feels nice to be taken care of, even if he bitches about it to his partners and can come off as aggressive about his pride. It feels nice to be provided for, to be wanted and part of something that wants him. He's fairly sure it comes from wanting to belong, but Glaz does more than make him feel like he belongs, it's more like feeling like he's owned, and that makes him comfortable in a strange way.

He knew Glaz was poly-amorous when they got together, it was a condition Glaz had - that Kapkan be willing to discuss it, that the conversation remain open. It didn't happen for a couple years, and when it did, it was with someone Kapkan had an eye on - Tachanka - rather than Glaz. Fuze was Glaz's idea, but Tachanka was Kapkan's, and he's still a little surprised at himself for it.

Kapkan sometimes struggles with the fact he breaks down so easily for Glaz, but he finds himself strangely alright with the fact that if push came to shove, he'd follow Glaz to Hell and back.

> Glaz;

Glaz! Always knew he was a top! He'd been in a couple of relationships prior to Kapkan, but never anything long-term. Kapkan was different in the best of ways; particularly because when the two of them got together, he realized that Kapkan liked to be taken care of and yield up control. It was perfect, simply because Glaz always preferred to lead his partner anyway.

Kapkan fell first, but Glaz will always say he fell harder. He didn't expect Kapkan to be a caring partner, nor one so open to Glaz being poly-amorous. He has very little shame about how much he loves Kapkan, he keeps a few sketchbooks filled exclusively with details about his partner, he has little notes about the man's habits and preferences.

He treasures his partners, yes, each of them fill a different void in his life. But Kapkan in particular? He'd marry that man if they could get away with it, and maybe he will when they retire.

> Fuze;

He'll tell you that he realized it wasn't the path to take, he won't tell you that his former fiance was abusive and nightmarish.

While he is keenly aware he is bisexual with a preference for men, he has a low drive and will often excuse himself out of intimate situations due to sex having once been a weapon against him. Even when he trusts someone enough to be chatty around them, as he is with Glaz, he will often bury any trace of what he may want intimately. It takes time for him to open up, and he is reluctant to trust partners with his wants and needs, even if he is happy to indulge theirs.

The Spetsnaz have mostly coaxed him into giving them some signs of what he wants, which has been a long and difficult process in itself. The relationship is somewhat open, and Fuze does have a couple partners outside of them, but they know him better than anyone else and are often able to help him identify what he needs. he loves them dearly, even if it is in his own understated sort of way.

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I absolutely adore your art and have the rook charm you made from your Etsy shop. It's adorable and one of my all time favorite acrylic art charms in my collection. 💕

Would you consider ever making a Montagne or Doc one? Or even one of the Spetsnaz boys?

Hi!!! Thank you so much I am so happy that you like him! 🥹💕 Thank you for your support of my shop 🥰 I am working on adding more characters, I just received restock of my items but have a few new surprises to add, I am definitely looking at adding more GIGN and Spetsnaz characters in the future, they are so popular and I love to draw them! 🥰 Not any specific timeframe, but do keep a look out in the future 👀

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for anyone who’s confused like me and need a better view of what’s going on with Rainbow, here’s every squad composition

Nighthaven : Kali (leader), Ace, Osa, Wamai, Aruni, Ela, Smoke, Finka, IQ, Pulse, Grim

Ghosteyes - Sneaky : Caveira (leader), Glaz, Valkyrie, Vigil, Zofia, Lesion, Nokk, Warden, Maverick, Mozzie, Iana, Zero, Flores, Solis

Wolfguard - Humanitarian : Doc (leader), Twitch, Montagne, Lion, Castle, Bandit, Frost, Ying, Clash, Nomad, Melusi, Thunderbird, Sens

Redhammer - Brute force : Thermite (leader), Fuze, Kapkan, Tachanka, Ash, Gridlock, Sledge, Goyo, Kaid, Thorn, Amaru, Oryx, Buck

Viperstrike - Support : Hibana (leader), Mute, Tatcher, Rook, Blitz, Jaeger, Capitao, Echo, Jackal, Mira, Dokkaebi, Maestro, Alibi, Azami, Brava

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Emmanuelle Pichon, codenamed Twitch, is an Attacking Operator featured in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege Pichon grew up in a family of academics in the historic city of  Nancy, France, where the children were encouraged to excel in Math,  Science, and Technology. Early participation in sponsored computer  programming competitions led to her joining the army cadets at sixteen.  Almost immediately her talent was recognized, particularly in robotics.  Her superiors quickly encouraged Pichon to study engineering while  continuing her career in the military with the GIGN.  From the start, Pichon's focus has been on adaptable technology that  aids soldiers in the field. While there is much praise for her  technological achievements, Pichon's tactical prowess and ability to  problem solve quickly and efficiently make her a crucial operational  asset.

In 2015, Pichon was led by Olivier "Lion" Flament on a mission to Nigeria to assist medical personnel fighting the Ebola epidemic. Tragedy ensued, and the decisions Flament made for safety reasons put him at odds with Pichon and Gustave "Doc" Kateb,  who blamed him for the death of several medical personnel on-site  including Kateb's colleague. Later that year, Pichon's unique  combination of talents made her well-suited to join Rainbow.

In 2016, Pichon met Taina "Caveira" Pereira and had some kind of relationship with her, but to what extent remains  currently unknown. While not deployed on missions, Pichon proved  invaluable for Rainbow's R&D Department. She assisted in the  improvement of the team's equipment and was noted to have helped Elena "Mira" Álvarez in the development of Morowa "Clash" Evans' CCE Shield in 2017. In early 2018, Pichon assisted Rainbow's new CBRN Threat Unit with a situation concerning a mysterious mist on the shores of Sussex.  During the operation, Pichon provided Olivier Flament with a new aerial  drone that allowed him to determine the source of the mist plume. In  2019, Pereira went AWOL in Bolivia in order to search for her brother. Pichon and Meghan "Valkyrie" Castellano subsequently collaborated with Ghost Recon to conduct Operation Archangel in order to recover Caveira which proved to be a success.

In June 2020, Pichon and Julien "Rook" Nizan were in Paris, France when two large fires emerged downtown. The GIGN  deployed the pair and several other officers to keep order from the  chaos caused by the fire. Having faced a similar situation during  training under The Program,  Pichon and Nizan suspected the fires had been started in order to  distract from a major bank heist across the city. They tracked and  confronted the robbers who started firing at them. Nizan was shot in the  head but was saved by his helmet. Pichon and Nizan then pursued the  robbers across Paris in a high-speed motorcycle chase and eventually  caught them.

In 2022, Pichon was placed on Rainbow's new humanitarian squad, Wolfguard, under the leadership of Gustave "Doc" Kateb. She and Gilles "Montagne" Touré later traveled to Belgium to recruit Ngoma "Sens" Mutombo into Rainbow. weeks later, Pichon and Doc acted as control for Operation Vector Glare. The pair directed Montagne, Sens, and Olivier "Lion" Flament to rescue of an architect who was being held hostage at a refinery by  local militia. It was believed that this architect held schematics that  would detail how Nighthaven was involved in Masayuki Yahata's assassination. Once the architect was secured, the three operatives rendezvoused with Pichon and the rest of Wolfguard. ✟ Mesh Originally From Ubisoft, Converted to XNALARA By My DeviantART Friend,BlinKJisooXPS and Converted to Sims 4 By Me

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GIGN chatfic where we have the three gremlins (Lion, Twitch, and Rook) and their tired dads (Montagne and Doc)

Shenanigans ensue, Twitch cant keep her crush in, Rook blows up the kitchen, and Lion may have gotten into another fight over the Euros… but its okay because Doc is there to knock some sense into them (politely) and Montagne? Hes jus chillin

Hi, where is that fic? Cause it sounds like a fun read full of shenanigans 😄 Also, who is Lion fighting with this time? Man is determined to get slapped again, just keep Thatcher away from him, lmao

[darkjakkus]

Pumpkin stack :D

[1morey]

Every known Rainbow operator past and present (and NIGHTHAVEN operators)

GIS

Adriano “Maestro” Martello (2018-Present)

Antonio Maldini (1999-2012)

Aria “Alibi” de Luca (2018-Present)

GIGN

Alain DuBarry (1999-2012)

Emmanuelle “Twitch” Pichon (2015-Present)

Gilles “Montagne” Touré (2015-Present)

Gustav “Doc” Kateb (2015-Present)

Julian “Rook” Nizan (2015-Present)

Olivier “Lion” Flament (2018-Present)

1º Batalhão de Forças Especiais

Alejandro Noronha (1999-2012)

Spetzgruppa “A”

Aleksandr “Tachanka” Senaviev (2015-Present)

Genedy Filatov (1999-2012)

Lera “Finka” Melnikova (2018-2022 (defected to NIGHTHAVEN), rejoined in or before 2025)

Maxim “Kapkan” Basuda (2015-Present)

Shuhrat “Fuze” Kessikbayev (2015-Present)

Timur “Glaz” Glazkov (2015-Present)

AFEAU

Ana “Solis” Valentina Díaz (2022-Present) 

Special Air Service

Andrew Burke (1999-2012)

Eddie Price (1999-2012)

Geoff Bates (1999-2012)

James “Smoke” Porter (2015-2022) (Defected to NIGHTHAVEN)

Mark R. “Mute” Chandar (2015-Present)

Michael Walter (2008-2012)

Mike “Thatcher” Baker (2015-Present)

Paddy Connelly (1999-2012)

Peter Covington (1999-2012)

Scotty McTyler (1999-2012)

Seamus “Sledge” Cowden (2015-Present)

Steve Lincoln (1999-2012)

National Task Force

Annika Lofquist (1999-2012) (Under ONI)

NIGHTHAVEN

Anja Katarina “Osa” Janković (2021-2022)

Apha “Aruni” Tawanroong (2020-2022)

Charlie Tho Keng “Grim” Boon (2022-Present) (NIGHTHAVEN only)

Håvard “Ace” Haugland (2020-2022)

Jaimini Kalimohan “Kali” Shah (2019-2022)

Ngũgĩ Muchoki “Wamai” Furaha (2019-Present)

Belarusian Ground Forces

Arkadi Novikov (2001-2012)

Mossad

Ayana Yacoby (1999-2012)

David Peled (1999-2012)

Sharon Judd (2010-2012)

APCA

Azucena Rocío “Amaru” Quispe (2019-Present)

United States Army Rangers

“Bishop” (Unknown-2012)

United States Navy SEALs

Brian Armstrong (Unknown-2012)

Craig “Blackbeard” Jensen (2016-Present)

Meghan J. “Valkyrie” Castellano (2016-Present)

Miguel “Mike” Chin (1999-2012)

Garda Emergency Response Unit

Brianna “Thorn” Skehan (2021-Present)

FES

César Ruiz “Goyo” Hernández (2019-Present)

707th Special Mission Group

Choi Byoung-Ryang (2003-2012)

Choi Jae-Hoon (2003-2012)

Choi Youn-Suk (2003-2012)

Chul “Vigil” Kyung Hwa (2017-Present)

Grace “Dokkaebi” Nam (2017-Present)

Hong Min-Hyun (2003-2012)

Jung Park (2009-2012)

Jung Sang-Yub (2003-2012)

Kim Jae-Ho (2003-2012)

Kim Sung-Gun (2003-2012)

Kim Yu-Jin (2003-2012)

Lee Won-Ho (2003-2012)

Lee Youn-Jung (2003-2012)

Pak Suo-Won (2001-2012)

Seo Young-Lan (2003-2012)

United States Secret Service

Collinn “Warden” McKinley (2019-Present)

FBI Hostage Rescue Team

Daniel Bogart (1999-2012)

United States Marine Corps

Daniel "Bear" Malloy (1999-2012)

GSG 9

Dieter Weber (2001-2012)

Dominic “Bandit” Brunsmeier (2015-Present)

Elias “Blitz” Kötz (2015-Present)

Jorg Walther (1999-2012)

Marius “Jäger” Streicher (2015-Present)

Monika “IQ” Weiss (2015-2022) (Defected to NIGHTHAVEN)

CIA

Domingo “Ding” Chavez (1999-2012)

John Clark (1999-2000 (as operator))

Beredskapstroppen

Einar Petersen (2001-2012)

GEO

Elena María “Mira” Álvarez (2017-Present)

Ryad Ramírez “Jackal” Al-Hassar (2017-Present)

FBI SWAT

Eliza “Ash” Cohen (2015-Present)

Jack “Pulse” Estrada (2015-2022) (Defected to NIGHTHAVEN)

Jordan “Thermite” Trace (2015-Present)

Miles “Castle” Campbell (2015-Present)

JW GROM

Elżbieta "Ela" Bosak (2017-2022)  (Defected to NIGHTHAVEN)

Kazimiera Rakuzanka (1999-2012)

Zofia Bosak (2017-Present)

Delta Force

Erik “Maverick” Thorn (2018-Present)

George Tomlison (1999-2012)

Hank Patterson (1999-2012)

Homer Johnston (1999-2012)

Julio “Oso” Vega (1999-2012)

Logan Keller (2005-2012)

Mike Pierce (1999-2012)

Renee Raymond (1999-2012)

United States Army

Fred “Freddy” Franklin (1999-2012)

Mortimer “Sam” Houston (1999-2012)

Royal New Zealand Air Force

Gary Kenyon (2010-2012)

BATF International Response Team

Gerald Morris (1999-2012)

1st Special Operations Wing

Harrison (1999-2012)

Royal Air Force

Jack Nance (1999-2012)

GSIGR

Jalal “Kaid” El Fassi (2018-Present)

Sanaa “Nomad” El Maktoub (2018-Present)

Unit 777

Jamal Murad (2001-2012)

CSIS

Joanna Torres (2010-2012)

Jaeger Corps

Karina “Nøkk” Gaarddhøje (2019-Present)

EKO Cobra

Karl Haider (1999-2012) (under GEK Cobra)

MI5

Kevin Sweeney (1999-2012)

ELDYK

Kure Galanos (2001-2012)

Pyrotechno GmbH

Lars Breckenbauer (1999-2012)

Special Duties Unit

Liu “Lesion” Tze Long (2017-Present)

Siu “Ying” Mei Ling (2017-Present)

DGSE

Louis Loiselle (2001-2012)

Special Assault Team

Masaru “Echo” Enatsu (2016-Present)

Yumiko “Hibana” Imagawa (2016-Present)

STAR-NET Aviation

Mina “Thunderbird” Sky (2021-Present)

Metropolitan Police Service

Morowa “Clash” Evans (2018-Present)

COT

Nayara “Brava” Cardoso (2023-Present)

REU

Neinke Meijer (2020-Present)

Special Forces Group (Belgium)

Néon “Sens” Ngoma Mutombo (2022-Present)

Joint Task Force 2

Roger McAllen (1999-2012)

Sébastien “Buck” Côté (2016-Present)

Tina “Frost” Lin Tsang (2016-Present)

NSA

Sam Bennett (1999-2012)

Fourth Echelon

Samuel Leo “Sam” Fisher (2020-Present)

UEI

Santiago Arnavisca (1999-2012)

40 Commando

Shawn Rivers (2010) (KIA)

BOPE

Taina “Caveira” Pereira (2016-Present)

Vicente “Capitão” Souza (2016-Present)

Inkaba Task Force

Thandiwe “Melusi” Ndlovu (2020-Present)

FBI

Tim Noonan (1999-2012)

Paul Bellow (1999-2012)

SASR

Max “Mozzie” Goose (2019-Present)

Timothy Hanley (1999-2012)

Tori Tallyo ���Gridlock” Fairous (2019-Present)

LAPD SWAT

Tracy Woo (1999-2012)

MI6

William “Billy” Tawney (1999-2012)

Unaffiliated

Kana “Azami” Fujiwara (2022-Present)

Saif “Oryx” Al Hadid (2020-Present)

Santiago Miguel “Flores” Lucero (2021-Present)

Unspecified

Brody Lukin (2010-2012)

“Deimos” (Unknown-On or Before 2012)

Emilio Narino (2001-2012)

Gabriel Nowak (2005-2010) (Defected/KIA)

Harry (1999-2012)

Kan Akahashi (2010) (KIA)

Monroe (2005) (KIA)

Directors

John Clark (1999-2010)

Domingo “Ding” Chavez (2010-2012)

Aurelia Arnot (2015-2019)

Harishva “Harry” Pandey (2019-2023) (KIA)

Unknown (2023-)

[parragone]

Grabs mic

Anyway

Barracks bunk assignments under the cut. Why? Well. Fanfic reasons and because if I don't write it down now I'll forget.

Format: Top Bunk - Bottom Bunk

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Thatcher - Capitão ( Mute was formerly Thatcher's bunkmate, but Caveira threatened to castrate Capitão and now this is the arrangement. )

Sledge - Alibi ( Smoke begged to bunk with Maestro after their first boxing match. Alibi agreed, but only if she got bottom bunk )

Doc - Montagne ( it was immediately agreed upon, but they usually share one bunk anyway... )

Twitch - Rook ( the played rock paper scissors for who got which bunk )

Jäger - Bandit ( one of those "They're usually on the same bunk anyway" situations, but Jäger prefers to be high up )

IQ - Blitz ( there was a brawling match over top bunk. Blitz learned that IQ is weirdly good at pinning a man down when she wants something. )

Glaz - Tachanka ( Finka jokes that they put two tops in the same bunk. Kapkan continues to tell her to shut it )

Kapkan - Fuze ( in which Tachanka teases Kapkan for finally being a top in something and the hunter threatens to kick his ass )

Ash - Castle ( surprisingly easygoing )

Thermite - Pulse ( Thermite used to be bottom bunk but traded after Pulse rolled out in the middle of the night and needed medical attention for a broken nose )

Frost - Buck ( they're always talking. Always. Frost has 900 trains of thought at any given moment, send help. )

Blackbeard - Valkyrie ( Genuinely, they could sleep through a hurricane. Probably HAVE slept through a hurricane... )

Mute - Caveira ( they're besties, actually, and she does his makeup )

Hibana - Echo ( she actually volunteered for top bunk because he looked dejected at the idea of actually climbing into bed. She teases him about being lazy )

Mira - Jackal ( Jackal isn't even there most of the time. His bunk is the bottom bunk for ease of containment when he's captured )

Ying - Lesion ( this is primarily because Lesion knew better than to let anyone trade with her. )

Ela - Dokkaebi ( Doki continues to wonder if Ela actually uses her bunk )

Zofia - Vigil ( the not so easygoing bunk, this place is fucking immaculate at all times )

Finka - Lion ( much to his dismay )

Smoke - Maestro ( a disaster duo. One always has more bruises than the other. Mute continues to tease Smoke about sexual tension )

Maverick - Clash ( formerly inverse until the first time he had a night terror and punched her in the side through the mattress )

Nomad - Nokk ( nomad: I have a bunkmate??? )

Mozzie - Kaid ( Kaid refused to share with a woman, and his choice was respected. Unfortunately for Kaid, he doubted a man could be so... much. )

Amaru - Gridlock ( they're remarkably laid back, Amaru chats on and on about adventures, and Gridlock listens with a patient ear. )

Goyo- Warden ( Goyo complains that he got bunked with discount James Bond, Warden complaina that he got bunked with off-brand Indiana Jones. Everyone else laughs. )

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Prompts

Master list

* EDITING IN PROCESS.

Rules

- Emoji anons are welcomed

- I only write for male, gn, or ftm trans readers

- I prefer writing for amab readers

- no incest, ya nasty.

- no pedo shit.

- if I write a character who is a minor, it is strictly platonic.

- I write for platonic fics for characters over the age of 18 to.

- no SH, suicide, rape, SA, no shit like that, please.

- No “yandere” stuff.

- if I ignore your request, I either didn’t see it, didn’t know how to write it, or it just went against one of my rules.

- please, put if you want the reader to be male or gn.

NSFW rules

- non of the sub reader stuff, unless they are at the hands of a power bottom (preferably character)

- I prefer the reader to be penetrating, if there is any.

- preferably amab reader. Y’know, with a pee pee. Or a trans (ftm) reader with surgery.

- I will write for a female bodied reader (ftm) without surgery too, just saying I prefer a wee wee.

Fandoms I write for:

Oscar Isaac characters

Steven Grant (Moon Knight). Marc Spector (Moon Knight). Jake Lockley (Moon Knight). William Tell (The Card Counter). Santiago “Pope” Garcia (Triple Frontier). Nathan Bateman (Ex Machina). Jonathan Levy (Scenes Fromba Marriage). Abel Morales (The Most Violent Year). Will Dempsey (Life Itself). Rydal (The Two Faces of January). Nick Masicsko (Show Me a Hero). Jack (Mojave). Shiv (Pu-239). Miguel “Spider-Man 2099” O’Hara (Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse). Duke Leto (Dune). Kane (Annihilation). Palo “Poe” Dameron (Star Wars). Llewyn Davis (Inside Llewyn Davis). Richard (The Letted Room). Paul Gauguin (At Eternity’s Gate). Cecil (Revenge on Jolly!). Lightening Face (Basil Stitt).

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

Characters:

Tasks force 141- Cpt. John Price. John “Soap” MacTavish. Simone “Ghost” Riley. Kyle “Gaz” Garrick.

Las Vaqueros- Colonel Alejandro Vargas. Rodolfo “Rudy” Parra.

Other- Kate Laswell. Commander Phillip Gaves. “König”.

Six

Characters:

Richard “Rip”. Joseph “Bear” Graves. Alex Claude. Ricky “Buddha”. Robert Chase III. Dominic Adams.

Rainbow Six Siege

Characters:

Viperstrike- Nayara “Brava” Cardoso. Grace “Dokkaebi” Nam. Ryad “Jackal” Al-Hassar. Yumiko “Hibana” Imagawa. Vicente “Capitão” Souza. Mike “Thatcher” Baker. Elias “Blitz” Kötz. Kana “Alamo” Fujiwara. Adriana “Maestro” Martello. Aria “Alibi” Luca. Masaru “Echo” Enatsu. Mark “Mute” Chandar. Julien “Rook” Nizan. Marius “Jäger” Streicher.

Nighthaven- Charlie Tho “Grim” Keng Boon. Anja “Osa” Janković (platonic). Håvard “Ace” Haugland. Jaimini “Kali” Shah. “Finka”. Monika “IQ” Weiss. Alpha “Aruni” Tawanroong. Ngugi “Wamai” Furaha. Elżbiedts “Ela” Bosak. Elena “Mira” Álvarez. James “Smoke” Porter. Jack “Pulse” Estrada.

Wolfguard- Néon “Sens” Ngoma. Sanaa “Nomad” Maktoub. Olivier “Lion” Flament. Siu “Ying” Lin. Gilles “Montagne” Touré. Emmanuel let “Twitch” Pichon. Mina “Thunderbird” Sky. Thandiwe “Melusi” Ndlovu. Morowa “Clash” Evans. Tina “Frost” Tsang. Miles “Castle” Campbell. Gustave “Doc” Kateb. Dominic “Bandit” Brunsmeier.

Ghosteyes- Santiago “Flores” Lucero. Samuel “Zero” Fisher. Nienke “Iana” Meijer. “Nøkk”. Erik “Maverick” Thorn. Zofia Bosak. “Glaz”. Ana “Solis” Díaz. Collinn “Warden” McKinley. Max “Mozzie” Goose. Chul “Vigil” Hwa. Liu “Lesion” Long. Taina “Cerveira” Pereira. Meghan “Valkyrie” Castellano.

Redhammer- Azucena “Amaru” Quispe. Tori “Gridlock” Fairous. Craig “Blackbeard” Jenson. Sebastien “Buck” Côté. Seamus “Sledge” Cowden. Eliza “Ash” Cohen. Jordan “Thermite” Trace. “Fuze”. Brianna “Thron” Skehan. Said “Oryx” Hadid. César “Goyo” Herbández. Jalal “Kaid” Fassi. “Tachanka”. “Kapkan”.

Lucifer (Netflix)

Characters:

Angels- Amenadiel. Lucifer Morningstar.

Demons- Mazikeen.

Detective/or works in that field- Ella Lopez. Dan. Marcus Pierce.

Other- Eve.

DC

Characters:

Justice League- Clark “Superman” Kent. Bruce “Batman” Wayne. Diana “Wonder Woman” Princess. Barry “The Flash” Allen. Hal “Green Lantern” Jordon. Victor “Cyborg” Stone. Arthur “Aquaman” Curry. Oliver “Green Arrow” Queen.

Bat-fam- Bruce “Batman” Wayne. Dick “Nightwing” Grayson. Jason “Red Hood” Todd. Tim “Red Robin” Drake. Damian “Robin” Wayne. Stephanie “The Spoiler” Brown. Cassandra “Orphan” Cain. Duke “The Signal” Thomas. Kathy “Batwoman” Kane. Barbara “Batgirl” Gordon.

Hero- Kara “Supergirl” Zor-El. Queen “Wonder Woman” Nubia. Donna “Wonder Girl” Troy. Karen “Power Girl” Starr. Raymond “Atom” Palmer. Dinah “Black Carney” Lance. Wally “The Flash” Weat. Jon “Superboy” Kent. Koriand’r “Starfire”. Rachel “Raven” Roth. Garfield “Beast Boy” Logan. Zatanna Zatara. John “Hellblazer” Constantine.

Green lanterns- Hal “Green Lantern” Jordon. John “Green Lantern” Stewart. Kyle “Green Lantern” Rayner.

Villain- Jack “Joker” Naiper. Harlen “Harley Quinn” Quinzel. Edward “The Riddler” Nygma. Selina “Catwoman” Kyle. Pamela “Posion Ivy” Isley. Floyd “Deadshot” Lawton. Jonathan “Scare Crow” Crane. David “Black Manta” Hyde.

Other- Lucifer Morningstar.

Marvel

Characters:

Avengers- T’Challa “Black Panther”. Sam “Falcon” Wilson. Steve “Captain America” Rogers. Natalia “Black Widow” Alianovna. Bucky “Winter Soldier” Barnes. Clint “Hawkeye” Barton. Tony “Iron Man” Stark. Thor Odinson.

Hero’s- Roberta “Captain America” Mendez. Matt “Daredevil” Murrdock. Scott “Ant-Man” Lang. Peter “Star Lord” Quill,

Deadpool- Wanda “Lady Deadpool” Wilson. Wade “Deadpool” Wilson.

MoonKnight- Steven “Mr. Knight” Grant. Marc “MoonKnight” Spector. Khonshu. Jake “Mr. Knight” Lockley.

Spider-men- Cooper “Web-Weaver” Coen. May “Spider-Girl” Parker. Hobie “Spider-Punk” Brown. Ben “Scarlet Spider” Reilly. Kaine “Scarlet Spider” Parker. Miguel “Spider-Man 2099” O’rara. Anya “Spider-Girl” Corázon. Gwen “Spider-Gwen” Stacy. Miles “Spider-Man” Morales. Cindy “Silk” Moon. Mary “MJ” Jane. Peter “Spider-Man” Parker.

Other- Tony “Taskmaster” Masters. Brock “Crossbones” Rumblow. Joaquín “Falcon” Torres. Yelena “White Widow” Belova. Gwen “Gwenpool” Poole. Kraven “Kraven the Hunter”. Felicia “Black Cat” Hardy. Soel “Luna Snow” Hee. Elektra Natchios. Albert “Spawn” Simmons. Frank “Punisher” Castle. Loki Odinson. Stephen “Doctor Strange” Strange.

Triple Frontier

Characters:

Francisco Morales. Santiago “Pope” Garcia. Tom “Redfly” Davis.

The Card Counter

Characters:

William Tell. La Linda. Clirk Rogers.

A Most Violent Years

Characters:

Abel Morales. Lawrence. Peter Forente..

The Two Faces of January

Characters:

Chester’s McFarland. Rydal.

Ex Machina

Characters:

Nathan Bateman.

Scenes From a Marriage

Characters:

Jonathan Levy.

Life Itself

Characters:

Will Dempsey.

Show Me a Hero

Characters:

Nick Wasicsko. Micheal Sussman?

Mojave

Characters:

John “Jack” Jackson.

Pu-239

Characters:

Shiv.

Dune

Characters:

Duke Leto.

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

Characters:

Miguel “Spider-Man 2099” O’Hara. Peter “Spider-Man” B. Parker. Jessica “Spider-Woman” Drew. Peter “Spider-Man Noir” Parker.

Obey Me! Shall We Date?

Demons- Lucifer. Mammon. Leviathan. Satan. Asmodues. Beelzebub. Belphegor. Diavolo. Barbatos.

Angels- Simeon. Luke (platonically).

Humans- Solomon.

Anime’s:

*If the characters are like high schoolers, I will only right with them aged up. However, if the character I’d like 14 and below, I will note write with at all because 15 and above I can get a more accurate less childish personality with them being aged up.

Devil Man Crybaby

Characters:

Akira Fudo. Ryo Asuka. Miki Makimura. Miki Kurado. Psycho Jenny.

Haikyu!! (Ify about this one)

Kurasuno- Yu Nishinoya. Tobio Kageyama. Kei Tsukishima. Kiyoko Shimizu. Shoto Hinata. Ryūnosuke Tanaka. Koshi Sugawara. Hitoka Yachi. Tadashi Yamaguchi. Keishin Ukai. Daichi Suwamura.

Nekoma- Kenma Kozume. Tetsurō Kuroo. Lev Haiba.

Aoba Johsai- Toru Oikawa. Hajime Iwaizumi.

Fukurōdani- Kōtarō Bokuto. Keiji Akaashi.

Shiratorizawa- Wakatoshi Ushijima. Satori Tendo.

Attack on Titan

Characters:

Scout Regiment- Armin Arlert. Mikasa Ackerman. Levi Ackerman. Hange Zoë. Sasha Brown. Erwin Smith.

Military Regiment- Hitch Dreyse. Kenny Ackerman.

Warriors- Reiner Braun. Annie Leonhart.

Nobility- Historia Reiss.

Eldia- Ymir Fritz.

Paradise Island- Carla Jeager. Kuchel Ackerman.

Sword Art Online

Character:

Kirito. Asuna. Sinon.

Seven Deadly Sins

Characters:

Meliodas. Escanor. Gowther. Ban. Diane. King.

Hunter x Hunter

Characters:

Killua Zoldyck (platonic). Gon Freecss (platonic). Kurapika. Chrollo Lucifer. Feitan. Leorio.

Parasyte

Characters:

Satori Murano. Shinichi Izumi. Kana Kimishima.

Demon Slayer

Characters:

Ubuyashiki Family- Kagaya Ubuyashiki.

Hashira- Giyu Tomioka. Mitsuri Kanroji. Sanemi Shinazugawa. Gyomei Himejima. Shinobu Kocho.

Former Hashira- Kyojuro Rengoku. Tengen Uzui.

Demon Slayers- Tanjiro Kamado. Zenitsu Agatsuma. Inosuke Hashibira.

Demons- Muzan Kibutsuji. Enmu.

Death Note

Blue Exorcist

Ouran High School Host Club

Soul Eater

Black Butler

Angels of Death

High-rise Invasion

Noragami

Psycho-pass

Monthly Girls Nozaki-kun

The Way of the House Husband

Kotoro Lives Alone (platonic w/ Kotoro)

Cowboy Bebop

Jujutsu Kaisen

[i-dnt-know-either]

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six (Video Games) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Julien "Rook" Nizan/Gilles "Montagne" Touré Characters: Julien "Rook" Nizan, Gilles "Montagne" Touré Additional Tags: Canon-Typical Violence, Hurt/Comfort, Alternate Universe - Urban Fantasy Series: Part 2 of R6S Urban Fantasy AU Summary: Julien worries after a mission gone bad if he’s doing enough to actually be a part of Rainbow. Gilles is there to remind him he is.

[kapcan-blog]

Show your Pride 🏳️‍🌈✨

Quick sketch of some of my favorite r6 ships because it's nearly the end of pride month and I didn't draw anything specific for it yet.

[kiruuuuu]

Montagne/Rook oneshot in which Monty coaches Rook on a few things. (Rating T, fluff, ~1.5k words) - written for @kapcan in the hopes of making you feel better and as thanks for all the wonderful art you grace us with ♥♥

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“What’s my time?” Rook comes to a stop before him, breathing deliberately and stretching his arms, arching his back in a pretty curve as his ribcage expands with every inhale. Whenever he runs, he’s bursting with vigour, hops from one leg to the other during breaks instead of standing still and reminds Montagne of a race horse rearing to go, merely waiting for the signal to begin sprinting once again. His face is bright, his smile wide and next to nothing calms him down like this, allows him to expend all the extra energy which accumulates whenever he’s required to sit still.

It’s the reason Montagne doesn’t mind staying past their normal hours – well, one of the reasons. He’s always happy to assist others in whatever they might need, even more so when it’s Rook who rarely asks for help as it is, but watching the bundle of joy that’s his younger colleague perform a task this determinedly is a sight to behold. Therefore, it’s become routine for him to coach Rook, set realistic goals for him, share his victories and lessen the weight of self-imposed expectations. “4 minutes, 16 seconds”, he reads the time on his stopwatch out loud and smiles when Rook curses.

“I really want that sub 4”, he complains and wipes the sweat off his forehead, “but today I’m doing worse than last week. How about my lap times?”

“The first is still too fast. Pace yourself without holding back, maybe try to trick yourself into thinking you’re aiming for twice the distance during the first two laps and then power through the third. That one’s usually your weakest.”

“You think I should try again?”

“I think you should shower, change, go home and do something not physically taxing.”

“Alright. I’ll take a breather, then I’ll go again. Thanks for your advice, coach.” Accompanied by a fond but exasperated shake of Montagne’s head, Rook grins and fetches his bottle to down a few big gulps of water. He’s insatiable when it comes to improving himself, can still recite his personal bests from ten years ago and meticulously tracks his progress. Montagne knows why, knows also that Rook does the same with his marksmanship, trains regularly and memorises his results just as obsessively.

He’s overcome with affection for the driven young man while watching him run yet another full 1500 metres without even requiring music or any other distraction – he’s in tune with himself and focuses on nothing but the ground under his feet. The sky has begun to darken despite it being mid-summer and a glance at his wristwatch tells Montagne they’ve stuck around longer than usual. “4 minutes, 11 seconds”, he announces at the expectant gaze once Rook finishes and can’t help but mirror the way his face lights up. “Good job.”

“I’ll get it”, Rook nods with conviction. “If not this week, then the next. Oh shit, what time is it by the way?”

“Late. Go change, I’ll drive you home and I can pick you up tomorrow morning, too. Leave your bike here, you’ve used your legs enough for today.”

Rook beams at him gratefully. “Thank you. I won’t be long!”

When he skips off, Montagne watches him wistfully. Both of them know how it’s going to pan out and neither of them is going to change anything. He thinks of Rook peeling his sweaty clothes off his toned body, soaping himself up under the warm spray of the showers and, not for the first time, considers accepting one of the many suggestions to join Rook in running – not as religiously, of course, but it wouldn’t do any harm to improve his endurance. Instead, he stays and waits for Rook to return so they can walk to his car together.

Even though he chattered excitedly on the way, almost as soon as Rook sits down, exhaustion hits him. He falls asleep to The Girl from Ipanema, wet curls flattened and falling across his forehead, lips slightly parted as he breathes deeply. Montagne watches him out of the corner of his eye, makes sure to drive carefully as well as to avoid bumps in the road and wakes him up by gently combing his hair back once he’s stopped outside the house. Yawning, Rook rubs his eyes, takes one look outside and lets out a pitiful whine.

“I’m fine living on the fourth floor, he said”, Montagne quotes him, amused, “it’s additional exercise so it’s great, he said. The faster you leave, the faster you can be in bed.”

“I want to die”, Rook moans and barely manages to get his legs out the door before ceasing all movement with a deep sigh. “Can I just lie on the ground and sleep?”

Montagne echoes his sigh, pulls the key out of the ignition and unfolds himself out of the car, walks over to the passenger side. “I suppose it’s time I get a little exercise myself, hm? Hop on.”

“Have I told you before that you’re my favourite?” Happily, Rook hands him his bag and climbs onto Montagne’s back, wrapping all his limbs around him like a monkey and rubbing his cheek on his shoulder. His hair is damp against Montagne’s ear but the warm weight of his body is pleasant – for the first few flights of stairs anyway. After that, Rook starts cheering him on gleefully and laughing at his half-hearted complaints, sounding completely awake again and fully able to manage the last bit himself, only now it’s a matter of pride.

“You’re going to be the death of me”, Montagne announces seriously as Rook unlocks his door and throws his bag inside, “you’re not as light as you think you are.”

“But not as heavy as your groaning makes me sound either.” With a small smile, he hugs the taller man as thanks and hums while Montagne attempts to arrange his wild mane to something resembling a hairstyle.

“Don’t push yourself too hard”, he says softly. “I know what you’re doing and I know what you’re thinking, too, Julien. You do belong in Rainbow and I’m not only fortunate but also extremely glad to have you by my side whenever we’re fighting. You don’t need to earn your spot anymore, you’ve already done so when you were recruited. Stop being so hard on yourself.”

The embrace tightens momentarily, indicating he hit a nerve. Normally he keeps his thoughts to himself, subtly tries to steer Rook away from overdoing it, from training so much it actually takes a toll on his health. But it’s almost dark out and there’s a familiar, friendly atmosphere surrounding them which facilitates speaking this freely. There’s a small, almost inaudible: “But -”

“No. No ‘but’. You’re doing good, Julien, and you know I’m proud of you. Don’t doubt your abilities.”

He’s going to ask. He’s done so before, on three, maybe four occasions, whenever Montagne gave him a lift, and he always declined. It gets harder every time and yet he refuses to let it stop him from spending time with Rook. He likes him too much to avoid him. “Do you want to stay?”, comes the quiet question, and yes, there it is.

Montagne wants to. He wants it all, hold Rook in his arms, reassure him through unambiguous displays of affection, stroke his back until he falls asleep, and simultaneously knows it’s a terrible idea. There’s no chance Rook would be happy with him for several reasons: the age gap, their differing interests, everything, and though Rook has assured him in the past that he’d let none of it interfere with this fragile, hesitant, uncertain… thing between them, surely he doesn’t know what he’s talking about. Montagne has more life experience, he’s the responsible adult in this and thus he knows better. “No”, he responds (lies) and tries not to make it sound harsh, “I’m going home. Good night, Julien.”

Rook withdraws and regards him without reproach, no anger in his deep blue eyes. Instead, he looks sad. “Do you have so little trust in my judgement?”, he wants to know.

“I’ll see you tomorrow.” He manages, but it’s hard to break away from Rook’s gaze. It’s even harder to ignore his words – a task at which Montagne ultimately fails. They stay with him all the way down the staircase, resonate still once he’s sat down in his car. Is that what it is? A lack of trust?

He turns the key and the vehicle comes alive, the radio switches on and picks up where it left off earlier but none of it registers in Montagne’s head. Sometimes, Rook overestimates his abilities during training, pushes himself past a healthy limit and needs Montagne’s guidance to prevent overexertion. None of this can be denied and yet – during missions, in the moments where it counts, Rook has never once let him down. Never once misjudged his own skills. Never once made a wrong call.

Montagne shuts off the car and the stereo dies together with the engine. Rook is reliable. He mulls it over.

Then he opens his car door again and steps out.