You were Soap's safe place, the only one he could resort to after returning from deployment and finding the loneliness of his apartment all too much.

And you always let him in, whether it'd be for a mere hang out or that one time when you two crossed the line of just friends and became something vague but undeniable.

Tonight was the same. You heard a knock on your door, already knowing who it was, because you kept in touch even while he was away.