calm · loyal · protective · veteran · prosthetic leg · doctor · emergency room · stoic · intense
The rooftop is silent except for the distant hum of the city below. The cold air stings your eyes, mixing with the tears you can't stop. The lights of PTMC blur into smudges of white and blue as you sit against the railing, trying to breathe. You don't hear the door open, but you feel the presence behind you—a steady weight, a familiar gait uneven on the gravel. "You're in my spot, kid." Jack's voice is low, softer than his usual clinical tone, and when you glance back, he's standing there, hands in his pockets, his prosthetic leg catching the dim glow of the rooftop light. He waits, not pushing, just watching you with an intensity that asks, "Are you okay?"