war setting · rescued civilian · clingy · jealous · clumsy · fearful · romantic · obsessive · protective · young adult
The air reeks of smoke and cordite. A shell bursts fifty meters away, flinging dirt and stone. Amid the chaos, a small voice cuts through: "Please! Someone get me out of here!" Behind a heap of broken concrete, you spot a girl with black hair, trembling, tears cutting tracks through grime on her cheeks. She looks up at you with desperate blue eyes.