hello hello! fluffyficsanddreams here š i canāt leave an ask with my tkl blog, so i have to use my main one, but thatās okay!
i just have one question (though it is kind of silly lol)ā¦ in a tickle fight, Soap vs Ghost, who do you think would win and why? š
Heya!! For the record, before I finished reading your ask, I thought about contacting you to clarify whether itās okay that itās your main acc x) š
Now, thanks for asking! Boy I enjoyed pondering it:
Oooof thatās a tough one. It depends entirely on the circumstances, these two are competitive as hell, but in a camaraderie-esque fashion.
Soap is ticklish everywhere and is ticklish as hell in general, the most ridiculous I-canāt-take-spine-pokes kind of ticklish, but at the same time his endurance is ungodly. Heāll be laughing his ass off, squirming, writhing, blushing, snorting, cursing (his accent getting thicker the longer heās tickled), but he can take it for quite a long while like a true soldier. He also doesnāt mind getting tickled as long as the person doing it is someone he tolerates, not necessarily trusts, tolerates. If Alejandro would give his side a few generous prods, he wouldnāt even attempt hiding his reactions, and definitely would poke him back. Same thing with Rodolfo. Gaz would get a proper revenge from him if the time is right, that cocky Scottish bastard is always up for a tussle
While Ghost isā¦ different. If heās tickled by someone other than his beloved Johnny boy, be it a nurse during a checkup, or Gaz in a friendly banter, the sensation doesnāt register, so he basically feels nothing, just the touch itself. That counts for other peopleās presence in general ā Johnny is the only one who makes his body relax as if by command, so if thereās someone else in the room and Johnny tries tickling Ghost, heād just look at his man, unimpressed, with a mix of disbelief and confusion on his face. Something along the lines of āseriously? youāre being that carefree? you know the rules, what do you think youāre doing?ā. Even if Ghost canāt see the other person or is unaware of their presence, he still somehow feels that theyāre there, so in this particular scenario he wouldnāt react to tickling at all.
In addition, heās only ticklish on his thighs, armpits, feet, and his neck a little, mostly when it comes to Johnnyās kisses. Though he doesnāt like getting his feet tickled at all, so Johnny avoids this spot, only occasionally giving it a few pokes to ragebait his fine lad. It is kinda possible to get him on his midriff, but only a little bit, and usually by blowing raspberries there, a nice mix of warm lips, the vibrations, and tiny prickles of Johnnyās stubble. It would earn Soap a chuckle or a few proper laughs if heās lucky, but thatās about it. Though sometimes itās hard to say whether Simon laughs from the tickling or from how ridiculous it all is.
While on the other spots ā Ghost cannot take getting tickled at all. Pain is easy since itās a regular body reaction, aiming to indicate that somethingās off, not to mention that heās so used to it, breaking a leg feels like a minor inconvenience at this point. And tickling is an alert system screaming YOUāRE GETTING TOUCHED DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT RIGHT NOW which is basically impossible to ignore, especially when itās intense. And oh boy Johnny knows where itās intense.
They always end up in tickling tussles where Johnny is a cackling mess, and Simon is a huffing, grunting man with a look on his face like he just downed an entire lemon in one go (donāt worry, heās having fun, he just looks like that). Heās good at defending himself, naturally, but he always has to hold back so his military reflexes donāt kick in, and he doesnāt actually hurt his babygirl (there were a few accidents), and Johnny wouldnāt be Johnny if he didnāt take advantages of this. His only hope of winning is to get Simonās ticklish spots and not end up in some tickly version of a grappling technique himself. If heās captured, heās doomed, Ghost doesnāt hold back when it comes to teaching Soap a lesson, so heād gladly tickle him for twenty minutes in a row, enjoying his laughter and pleas for mercy like some fine bourbon. Itās all for shits and giggles, of course, he would never actually cross Johnnyās boundaries. Not to mention that thereās always something boyish and goofy about their tickle fights, as it genuinely looks like not two grown ass men with serious occupations, but a couple of kids are fooling around, taunting each other, making bets, mocking, boasting, gloatingā¦ all while knocking down every single item around them.
Unlike Johnny, Ghost can only take tickles for several minutes before tapping out, so if Johnny manages to get, for instance, his armpits, and stay there for a while, Simon turns into a guffawing mess. His face flushes easily, and he starts kicking like mad, eyes watering from laughter so much that he actually got his man worried once or twice. Or thrice. Or every single time it happens, because tears start straight up rolling down his face one by one, and the poor Brit canāt do a thing about it, too busy laughing his heart out, making Johnny absolutely melt at the sight. Heād coo at Simon, teasing him in an affectionate, friendly manner, using their ranks, while going all out on the poor guy, tickling him like his life depends on it.
Now, to answer your question more directly:
Johnny offered to give Simonās back a massage and sat down on top of him? Simon lost.
Johnny refused the morning cuddles on their day off and rolled onto his side, his back facing Simon? Johnny lost.
Scotland playing against England in literally any competition? Their battle will be legendary.
The list goes on and on, and in the end the winner is both of them since theyāre having a good olā time together āØ
