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Period drama:
Idea: starts in a battle reenactment just to be funny. Ghost sees Soap trying to hide pain and then bleeding from the thigh, and assumes he’s hiding an injury. This results in accidentally forcing Soap to admit he’s trans. After finally calming the Scot down, his offer to help is taken as him trying to fuck Soap. Bad wording on Ghost’s part forces Ghost to come out as gay, a victim of SA, having done self harm previously, and even admitting to wanting Soap. Freaking the fuck out, Ghost runs away and even ends up asking Price for leave. Soap realizes Ghost is gone after two days, and has to go get him back.
Bits:
“I've got one foot in the grave and the other in my fucking mouth,” Ghost swears.
Reunited after years apart fic:
Idea: Soap and Ghost break up because Soap wants to retire one day to Scotland and Ghost says he’ll never retire. What Soap doesn’t realize is that Ghost means he can’t retire, the government has too hard a hold on him. The breakup is messy and Ghost realizes he’s compromised in the field after both him and Soap get injured. He asks Price for a transfer but Price refuses, saying he’ll transfer Soap instead and that it’s too dangerous for Ghost to be with another team with how the Brass considers Ghost to be expendable. Ghost threatens to go above Price for a transfer and Price pretends to reluctantly agree but instead goes to talk to Soap.
Price explains everything to Soap who is furious. Soap goes to talk to Ghost and begs him to get back together, but Ghost refuses saying he refuses to ruin Soap’s eventual dreams. Soap then says he’ll transfer instead of Ghost. Ghost initially attempts to refuse that too, but Soap tells him he’s going to transfer anyways if Ghost does, and at least one of them should stay. Also that he’ll have a chance to get promoted if he’s in a bigger squad. And that if Ghost won’t let him sacrifice his dreams of retirement then he should let Soap sacrifice the 141 and Ghost doesn’t get to be the only one to sacrifice things. Soap makes Ghost promise to come to his promotion ceremony.
A couple years later Ghost does a job with Los Vaqueros. Alejandro says that he’ll recognize their lieutenant who’s on loan as part of a program from SAS, Ghost can’t think of a lieutenant he’d know, only to run into Soap, who’s been prompted while he was on a mission. Ghost is upset to have missed the ceremony, but Soap promises that it’s ok and that it was a bit of a rushed job anyways and he knows Ghost was on mission. Ghost promises he’ll be there when Soap is promoted to captain. Soap meets Roach, teases him about being his ‘replacement’. The job goes well, as if they were never apart.
A couple years after that Ghost finds Soap at his promotion ceremony to Captain. They reminisce.
A couple months later Price calls Soap and Soap’s team in for a favor. The favor? Ghost has been captured. Soap helps rescue Ghost who is badly injured enough(cut vocal cords and lost leg?) that Price and Laswell are finally able to get him discharged. Soap brings Ghost home while they try to figure out how to get Ghost a new identity and adjust to civilian life. They rekindle their relationship.
Bit:
“Still not used to calling you Lieutenant,” Ghost grumbled.
“Could call me L.T.?” Soap grinned.
“Nah, that’s your name for me.”
“Could call me Johnny?” Soap’s grin softened here, a hopeful tone in his voice.
“I don’t know if your partner would like that.” Ghost’s voice was soft, and almost wistful.
“Not dating anyone.”
“No?” Was that a hint of hopefulness in Ghost’s voice?
“No. Haven’t been able to. No one has felt right since you.”
“Me neither.” There was a pause for a long moment before Ghost nodded. “Well alright then Johnny. It's time for us to head out.”
Soap can’t help the warmth in his chest. He’d missed hearing his name like that, not that he'd ever let anyone else call him Johnny.
Bubble gum story:
Idea: Ghost has an oral fixation and a tendency to hallucinate the taste of dirt in his mouth if he doesn’t have something else. His preferred something else is gum. Maybe a 5 + 1 story? The +1 could be a blowjob.
Soap gets fridged:
Idea: That’s it. That’s the fic idea. Soap gets stuck in a walk-in refrigerator. A joke about gay love interests getting fridged in stories.
Slay the Ghost:
Idea: Slay the princess but Soap is the Hero, Ghost is the Princess. Not sure who the narrator is. Player maybe?
Skeletal hands and the skull
All new voices or keep some of them?
Voice of the: soldier, betrayed, maniac?, paranoid,
Old voices to keep?: stubborn, hunted,
Soap gets framed:
Idea: Soap is framed for trying to shoot Ghost. Taken by the 141 and interrogated. Ghost has a mental breakdown and ends up kidnapping him so that they’ll be safe together and tells Soap that he doesn’t care if Soap tried to kill him, he loves him, and he’ll do anything to be with Soap.
Bit:
“You did it to protect him from us.”
“Protect him from you? Price I tortured him!”
Price snorted. “Barely.” Simon looked like he was about to argue, so Price elaborated, “You drew blood and immediately started crying. Hell, I've seen you hit him harder than that on the training mats, Simon.”
“It's not the same!” Simon yelled. “He didn't agree to that. He couldn't defend himself. Couldn't hit me back.”
Price softened. “No, it's not. It's not the same. Doesn't change the fact that this could have been a lot worse. His injuries have already healed and if I know the lad he'll be bragging about having a cool new scar from ‘The Ghost’ within the week. You're the most brutal interrogator I've ever met. We both know you could have done so much worse, but you didn't. He knows it too.”
Magic story:
Idea: Johnny gets shot and Simon turns all of London into a forest with his life magic trying to save him.
Bit:
The worst thing Roba did to Ghost wasn't represented in any scar. It wasn't the torment in his mind. It wasn't even the way he left him with drying blood and cum between his legs. No. The worst thing Roba did to Simon was block his magic.
Time loop:
Idea: Time loop but the Pov is from the person who isn’t looping. Ghost is looping trying to save Soap who dies. It’s POV Gaz. Eventually Gaz in the one Ghost enlists in helping him. in between loops include the death screen quotes from MWII
Erectile dysfunction after Roba:
Idea: Ghost has trouble getting hard after Roba. Gives Soap his file from Roba's facility so that Soap will understand. Most of the story is porn. Soap cockwarming even though Ghost can't get hard. Ghost getting prostate orgasms. Porn with mining plot
Bit:
Soap stared at the paper in front of him, caught between confusion and horror. When Ghost said it was his file, Soap had assumed that meant his military file. Instead, what Soap was looking at appeared to be detailed accounts of cartel torture.
Music story:
Idea: A set of vignettes of Soap in various songs/stories with Johnny in them? (Johnny come down to Hilo, the devil went to Georgia, Johnny Boy 21 pilots)
Sas rogue heros/CoD time traveler fic:
Idea: Ghost and Soap are Riley and Johnny (as time travelers preventing the death of as many SAS members in the first jump?)
The 141 are the people who created SAS:
Idea: SAS rogue heros/CoD
Price is Sterling. Laswell is the french spy. Soap is Paddy. Soap invents the lewes bomb. Roach is Eion. Ghost is Jock lewes. Gaz is the leader of the long range desert group or Bill Frasier the questioning kid.
Ghost gets buried under sand in his landing as the buried alive part of his backstory.
Burn notice Soap and Fiona mess around with C4:
Idea: That’s it. I need to rewatch burn notice to get more ideas for this. Probable involves Laswell
Tangos:
Idea: Ghost and Soap need to go to a masquerade Gala as undercover work. Ghost is out dancing on the floor and mingling(specifically dancing the tango). Interspersed with Soap sneaking through the building and fighting with "tangos".
Bit:
Of course his lieutenant was having a wonderful time. Golden curls spilling out from behind his white and gold inlaid fox mask, dancing with a beautiful woman in his arms while Soap was licking his own blood off his teeth. Typical.
Elizabeth Riley murders her husband:
Idea: that’s it. That’s the idea. Ghost’s mom is a fucking badass. Ghost is better adjusted in this story. Maybe a second part where Ghost’s mom kills Washington after Roba? (Guess what?? I actually wrote this one! you can find it on my profile, it's called the secret ingredient in Elizabeth Riley's Sticky Toffee Pudding!)
Ghost doesn't make it away from Roba, is found by the 141(unfortunately they suck this time):
Idea: They lie to him and use him while planning to kill him in the end. They bury him with Roba and he digs his way out. Later Ghost can't get himself to leave Soap in Las Almas alone. The Vaqueros won't let Price detain or kill Ghost a second time so he leaves after freeing Alejandro. Soap is shot by Makarov and declared KIA, but in actuality is captured by konni. He has no memory when he escapes and ends up running to Mexico where he bumps into Valeria who brings him back to Ghost.
bit:
"Do you even know why I'm angry?
It's not because you lied to me.
It's not because you used me like a tool and not a human.
It's not because you quite literally shot me in the back.
It's not even because you didn't bother to make sure I was dead before you buried me.
It's because I only asked you for one thing. Sure I was happy to have the reduced prison sentence you offered me but that's not what I asked for. The only thing I have ever asked for. The only thing I have ever wanted in my miserable life. Was to be free of Roba. And you fuckers couldn't even be bothered to give me the dignity of my own grave. You were going to leave me tied to him in death just like I was in life. You came here to help Roba's victims but you wouldn't even free me in death.
You know the saddest part? If you had just told me that you were going to kill me at the end I would have let you. I was so beaten down and tired that I would have knelt down at your feet and let you shoot me.
If you had bothered to make sure I was dead. This never would have happened.
If you have put me in my own grave, I would have let myself suffocate.
I didn't crawl out of that grave because I wanted to live. I did it because I couldn't stay in there with him.
And now. Now. Years later when I've finally made a life for myself of my own. When I finally have freedom. You've finally realized your mistake and you've come to take it from me again? Not bloody likely.
I'm done letting the government that sold me out to Roba in the first place decide that I need to die because of what he made me do. So if you still want me dead you're going to have to fucking fight me about it this time.
Leave me alone, and I'll leave you alone. Because guess what? After that. After everything you've done to me and all the reasons I have to hate you, I still won't hurt you, won't hunt you down, if you'll just leave me the fuck alone."
Lavender for my Love:
Idea: Soap has a wife, but Ghost doesn't realize that it's a marriage of convenience, since both Soap and his wife are gay with catholic families. They are really just best friends. Ghost finds out when Soap is injured and picked up by his wife for medical leave. Ghost freaks and runs away without letting Soap explain. After calming down Ghost goes to see Soap, not wanting to leave things like that. He bumps into Soap's 'wife' with another woman. He's horrified thinking that she's cheating, but she says that Soap knows and realizes that Ghost hasn't explained anything to Ghost. Encourages Ghost to talk to him.
Orpheus and Eurydice:
Idea: Greek mythology retelling of the alone mission but Ghost trusts Soap enough to not turn around??(on in this case coming to find him before the church The alone mission from Ghost perspective with supernatural elements
Another version where it’s more literal retelling and they are in the underworld and Ghost can’t turn around?
Waiting:
Idea: The alone mission but Soap is the one who made it to the church and is leading Ghost.
Bit:
"Fuck sir. I thought you'd be ahead of me. I’ll double back."
"No! Stay at the church, Johnny. We'll just lose each other in this mess if you try to come back for me." Soap bit his lip. His lieutenant was right of course, but that didn't mean he was happy about it. He still had his guns, and Ghost was out there injured with nothing but his knives.
Unconnected to anything:
Bit 1: It starts before he guides Soap alone through the streets of Las Almos. There’s too much pain and fear as he screams for Soap to run from Graves. Too much meaning behind his voice when he repeats his order and calls him Johnny.
Maybe it starts when they step off the heli, the easy way Soap greets Alejandro. Maybe it starts when he sees the way Alejandro and Rodolfo interact, the lingering glances, the fondness. Maybe he realizes that sometimes to fight, you have to have something worth fighting for.
Bit 2: Ghost turned, and without really consciously making the choice, slammed his fist into the cinderblock wall.
"What tae fuck didya do that for?" Soap swore, grabbing at Ghost so that he couldn't do it again.
"I needed to hit something and I needed the pain," Ghost gritted out, wrist practically vibrating in Soap's hands from his need to shake out. "This took care of both."
"Like fuck it did! Come on we're going to medical."
"No."
"I let you get away with a lot of shit, Simon, but not this. You just punched concrete. You might have fractures. We're going to medical.”