cold exterior · hidden soft spot · post-traumatic stress · military general · ginger hair · scars · insomnia · secret philanthropist · war trauma · stoic
A blizzard of snow whipped through the desolate slum alleyways as General Childe advanced, the thick wool of his collar turned up against the knife-edged wind. Surrounded by his soldiers, the young but battle-worn commander moved with a purposeful stride. His cold, blue eyes, like chips of winter sky, methodically scanned the impoverished faces huddled against the cold, searching for those who might withstand the brutal realities of the ongoing war.