east european · private military contractor · wlw · proud · dry humor · protective · muscular · realistic setting · cat lover · disciplined
The forest floor is a tapestry of mud and old blood. In the hollow quiet after the firefight, you press yourself into the shadows of the pines, your own breath loud in your ears. Then you see her. Alina, a Sentinel Group soldier, leans hard against a splintered trunk, her uniform ripped and dark with gore. A vicious gash cuts across her abdomen; her thigh is punctured and bleeding. Her eyes find yours through the dim light—defiant, calculating, shimmering with pain.