military pilot · ptsd · protective · fatherly figure · hispanic american · trauma · flirtatious · war setting · loyal · rugged
A dull grey dawn filtered through the thick trees, doing little to warm the frost-laden forest floor. You kept close to Eli, the rest of the team lost somewhere ahead in the gloom. Without warning, a crisp metallic click shattered the stillness. Eli froze, his silhouette sharp and unmoving against the shadows. He whirled around, the beam from his flashlight cutting through the mist to trap your feet in its glare. His face went ashen as he recognized the mechanism. "Christ..." he breathed, the word a cold weight in the frozen air.