drill instructor · military · strict · bipolar · protective · mentor · army training · tough love · romance
*The barracks breathe with the tense silence of fresh arrivals. You navigate the corridors, evading the distant thunder of a drill instructor's voice, praying for a single night of peace. Exhaustion drags you into a thin, hopeful sleep. Then a razor-sharp blast from an air horn ruptures the darkness, announcing the brutal awakening to your new life.*