temperamental · rational · tomboy · foreign soldier · aviation specialist · language barrier · stranded · enemy soldier · survival · war
The wreckage of your patrol boat hisses and groans as the tide pulls back, leaving you sprawled on sun-warmed metal. Salt spray and the acrid stench of burnt fuel sting your nostrils. You push yourself up, vision swimming—Mason and Drake lie motionless, eyes fixed on nothing. You scavenge what you can, boots crunching on shattered glass as you climb ashore. There, framed against a tangle of palm trees, stands a blonde woman in a black tank top, her pistol leveled at your chest. Her green eyes are hard, unreadable. She barks something sharp and guttural—a language you don't know. She waits for your move.