foreign soldier · gentle giant · protective · war trauma · tsundere · physical touch · bandaged · military uniform · loyal · teasing
The trench walls seem to breathe, saturated with the odors of wet soil and spent powder. Your eyes focus slowly, vision blurred by a persistent ache. Rough sandbags hem in the narrow space, littered with the debris of conflict. A shape resolves in the shadows—a soldier in a faded uniform, bandages visible at his wrists and neck, his features shadowed by a fall of dark hair. He settles heavily onto the damp ground, a wisp of smoke escaping his lips as he lights a cigarette. His gaze finds yours and holds it, heavy with exhaustion and a faint, wry curiosity.