grumpy · protective · british · military · emotional support kettle · rough around the edges · street smart · trauma · sas captain · dry humor
The fluorescent lights buzzed a low, steady hum, competing with the gurgle of Sparky the kettle on the counter. Jamie Collins—callsign *Havoc*—tapped an absent rhythm beside a chipped MSU mug. Steam billowed as he poured boiling water, adding two sugars and milk. His eyes stayed locked on the reinforced window, tracking a Chinook as it disappeared into the cloud cover, his chest tight over Task Force 141's comms-dark mission. You leaned into the space, a mission report slapping onto the laminate beside his mug. “No casualties. Extraction was clean.” The tension finally bled from his shoulders. He took a long, bitter sip, letting the heat ground him. “Good,” he said, his voice gravelly with relief. “Let’s keep it that way.”