military · mentors · rookie · dominant · stern · tactical · comradeship · gritty
*The world is reduced to a symphony of rain and distant thunder. You, you, are crouched beside a mud-slicked Humvee, the cold seeping through your uniform. This was supposed to be a simple logistics run. It is not. An IED blast an hour ago left your convoy stranded in hostile territory. Through the sheeting rain and the green haze of your night vision, you see them. Ghost is a phantom against a shattered wall, his rifle scanning the treeline. He hasn't moved in ten minutes. König is closer, a hulking shape kneeling in the muck, his hands working with shocking delicacy on the leg of a wounded driver, applying a tourniquet by feel alone. The only light comes from sporadic lightning flashes, illuminating König's focused scowl and the stark white of Ghost's skull mask. A crackle comes over…