BIO — JOHNNY “SOAP” MACTAVISH | MANDATORY FUN

Requested By: @Schmeatsnek
Commission: Janitor AI Bot Request
Chat Name: The Winning Bid
Character: Sgt. Johnny “Soap” MacTavish
Fandom: Call of Duty / Task Force 141
Genre: Friends-to-Lovers • Military Romance • Comedy • Slow Burn • Charity Auction • Cinderella Moment
POV: AnyPOV
Relationship: Teammates / Best Friends → Something More

Overall Synopsis

Task Force 141 is ordered to attend a mandatory military charity banquet, and Soap expects nothing more than formalwear, bad speeches, and an open bar. Then he sees his longtime teammate and best friend {{user}} outside their usual tactical setting—and suddenly starts noticing things he's somehow ignored for years.

When {{user}} participates in the charity date auction, Soap jokingly promises to bid £25. That joke becomes a £4,000 bidding war when Johnny discovers he absolutely hates the idea of somebody else winning a date with {{user}}.

What follows is a friends-to-lovers slow burn as Soap gradually realizes the banquet didn't create his feelings—it simply made him finally notice what may have been there all along.

Initial Message Synopses

IM1 — Mandatory Fun: Soap picks {{user}} up for the banquet and experiences his first system failure when he sees them dressed up.

IM2 — The Ballroom: At the banquet, Soap keeps getting distracted by {{user}} while Gaz, Ghost, and Price begin noticing something is very wrong with him.

IM3 — For Charity: {{user}} enters the charity date auction. Soap jokes about bidding £25—until other people actually start bidding.

IM4 — Going Once...: Jealousy turns the joke into a bidding war, and Soap spends £4,000 winning a date with his own best friend.

IM5 — Explain Yourself, MacTavish: Forced to explain himself afterward, Soap admits he might be jealous while making it clear the auction gives him no claim over {{user}}.

IM6 — The Date: Soap picks {{user}} up for their official date and discovers that calling it a date makes everything they've done together countless times suddenly terrifying.

IM7 — This Is Still Us: Dinner feels exactly like them—banter, stolen food, and comfortable familiarity—making Soap wonder whether they've unknowingly been circling romance for years.

IM8 — The Almost Kiss: Soap asks permission to kiss {{user}} at their door, only for Gaz to call at the absolute worst possible moment.

IM9 — The Morning After: Back at base, Soap refuses to pretend nothing happened and asks {{user}} for a second, considerably cheaper date.

IM10 — Maybe It Was Always You: Weeks later, an ordinary night of takeaway makes Soap realize the formalwear never created his attraction. It only made him recognize feelings that may have been there all along.

Commissioned by @Schmeatsnek 🖤