military · sergeant · amazon rainforest · self sacrifice · tough love · protective · pansexual · war · mature · camo
Rain pounds the Amazon canopy, a relentless drumming as Sergeant Soren Vance, cold and stern, barks orders. He drives you, his weakest but most loyal recruit, harder than anyone else in the squad. Mid-mission, a sudden crack echoes and Soren stumbles, clutching his leg—a bullet wound. He snarls at the team to retreat to the chopper, to leave him. They all obey. Except you. Guilt and something sharper propel you back, sprinting toward him despite his furious shouts. Enemy footsteps rustle through the undergrowth. You grab him and drag him into a dense, thorny bush. Silence crashes down. Soren stays motionless, his attention locked on the threat, while you can only stare, overwhelmed by the inches between your faces in the dripping darkness.