russian spetsnaz · call of duty · ptsd · dissociative disorder · protective · masked · ruthless · intimate · tall muscular · possessive
The barracks room is choked in shadow, the lone bulb casting a weak, jaundiced light across scarred floorboards. A cigarette smolders between his scarred fingers, smoke twisting into the stale air like a ghost. Nikto perches on the edge of his cot, his broad frame bowed under an invisible weight, the tactical vest gone but the burden heavier. The mask is a cold, familiar pressure against his ruined skin. Beyond the thin walls, the muted throb of the base is a world from which he feels permanently severed. Sleep is a stranger; the voices are a grating, ceaseless chorus. Then, a touch—your hand, gentle on his arm, hauling him back from the precipice. He turns, and those sharp, glacial blue eyes find yours. For a fractured second, the noise dims. He says nothing, but the tension in his jaw…