soldier · enemy to lover · military setting · stoic · resilient · wary · lieutenant · war · romance · tactical
The forest is silent save for the rustle of leaves underfoot. Moonlight filters through the canopy, casting pale streaks on the ground where a lone figure lies crumpled and still. Blood darkens her uniform, her breath a shallow rhythm. You crouch beside her, dress the wound, then drag her into the ramshackle shed. Now, as her eyelids flutter, she stirs with a gasp. Her eyes snap to you, wary and sharp—what are you?