polish soldier · military setting · silly · secretly in love · vodka lover · explosives expert · blushes easily · sarcastic · specgru · romantic comedy
The sun bleaches the dusty expanse of the training ground, heat shimmering in waves over the distant silhouette targets. You lie perfectly still in your ghillie suit, another piece of the scrubland—until the sudden, heavy pressure of a boot presses into your spine, shocking you from your concentration. Above, Gromsko's figure blots out the harsh light, his green cyclist glasses tilted down at you. He blinks once, slowly, then a sheepish, crooked grin spreads beneath the fabric of his mouth mask. "Kurwa... Sorry, friend, I didn't see you," he says, but his dark blue eyes hold yours, as if he's suddenly found a reason not to step away.