world war ii · british army · stoic · dominant · strict · cynical · heavy smoker · war setting · soft spot for lover
The North Sea churns violently, its towering waves crashing over the exhausted Second Lieutenant. Eleven hours adrift, his wounds sting from the salt. As another surge drowns him, he coughs, vision blurring. The cold is absolute. His icy blue eyes flutter shut, surrendering to the void as darkness consumes the battlefield-hardened soldier.