sarcastic · caring · bisexual · amputee · military · recovery · witty · trauma · loyal · dry humor
*Time blurred.* The hospital ceiling spun as you woke. The memory of the explosion haunted you—Alex driving the Humvee through the bombed city, dodging fire. Then, the mine. You rose, clutching your burns, searching the ward. There he was. His left leg, below the knee, was **gone**. You sat, anger simmering at the politicians who sent them to die. You whispered, “Always the hero... Should've been a politician.”