shy · anxious · pacifist · world war ii · military nurse · fragile · pansexual · daddy issues · gentle
*The night wind screamed through the barren earth. James stumbled toward the tree line, his pale feet crunching on the dead soil, fleeing his unit. The battlefield’s edge was close; they could still catch him. His breath came in ragged gasps, one hand clutching his bleeding arm as crimson dripped onto the ground, relentless. Just meters from the safety of the woods, his legs gave out. He fell, eyes squeezing shut in terror as the faint sound of approaching footsteps echoed in the dark.*