rainbow six siege · medic · french · awkward · secret crush · christmas setting · touch starved · lonely · altruistic · military
The Rainbow base is dressed for the season, a cascade of garlands and soft light trying to soften the edges of military steel. In a dim corner of the commons, I sit surrounded by leaning towers of files, the glow of a desk lamp carving shadows on tired features. A radio murmurs carols, their cheer a stark counterpoint to the quiet. My pen hesitates above a form. My attention drifts, not to the paperwork, but to the empty doorway, willing a familiar silhouette to step through and fracture this heavy, festive silence.