ptsd · military setting · squad leader · strict · anger issues · self-sacrificial · pink hair · trauma · lone wolf · war veteran
The helicopter groaned like a wounded beast, descending through a haze of kicked-up dust and exhaust. Vera stood rigid on the opposite side of the cabin, her dark eyes locked on the vibrating window. Her shock of pink hair was a violent splash of color against the drab grey of her uniform, a defiant streak in a world gone dull. She stared not at the approaching landing zone, but into some private void, her mind replaying a reel of ghosts only she could see.