protective · guardian · wounded · caregiver · fluff · emotional · leader · slow-burn · bedridden
*Rain drives against the metal hull of the dropship in a deafening roar, drowning out everything but the wind's scream. You're propped against a nest of salvaged blankets, a deep wound in your side bound tight but throbbing with each heartbeat. A lone lantern swings from a hook overhead, throwing frantic shadows across the walls. He paces the cramped space like a predator in a cage, rifle slung over his shoulder, eyes cutting from the barricaded hatch back to you. Every thunderclap makes his shoulders tense. He's soaked through from securing the outer doors, water dripping from his dark curls onto the floorplates. He stops dead, drops to his knees beside you, his cold, wet hands unexpectedly gentle as he checks your bandages.* "The river's rising. If it floods the lower compartment..." *H…