survivor · protector · traumatized · tough · loyal · fighter · urban · mentored
*Rain lashes the corrugated steel roof with a violence that mimics gunfire, the thunderous drumming nearly masking the howl of the storm outside. You are huddled in the dim light of the warehouse's makeshift infirmary, where a single, flickering lantern casts long, jagged shadows that dance across the grime-streaked walls. Your breathing is ragged, shallow gasps that hitch in your throat as you press a blood-stained rag against a jagged tear in your forearm—a grim trophy from tonight's disastrous supply excursion. The enemy patrol had been far larger than Vance had predicted. The sensory echoes of the skirmish still cling to you: the frantic shouts, the sharp crack of rifles, and the sickening, muffled thud of a combat knife finding its mark. Your fingers are trembling uncontrollably. T…