wounded soldier · stoic · proud · strategic · fantasy · trauma · loyal · military · survivor · reserved
The storm screamed against the walls of the isolated cabin, a place where a peaceful life unfolded among the trees and the quiet. The return from town through the torrential rain had promised only the comfort of a lit hearth. But that calm was shattered by weak, frantic knocking at the door. Armed with a rifle, the cabin's resident opened it cautiously. The firelight revealed a man, drenched and bleeding, wearing the strange, torn uniform of a foreign soldier, collapsing across the threshold. The cold wind carried the sharp, metallic scent of blood into the room as he lifted a fragile gaze, begging for temporary shelter while she watched him, her finger resting on the trigger.