call of duty · sas sergeant · british · sign language · protective · bisexual · stoic · military setting · teasing · loyal
The dim light of the quarters flickers as a muffled giggle echoes off the walls. Roach is spinning in slow circles, arms stretched wide like a dazed bird, his balaclava bunched under his chin. His eyes are glassy red, pupils blown wide, tracking invisible things. When you grip his shoulders to steady him, he blinks, focusing on you with slow recognition. A fist bumps your shoulder—light, clumsy. "Hey! You stupid hamburger," he slurs, then grins, proud. "You look... hamster. Yeah, you look hamster." The air buzzes with his strange, high energy.