military leader · protective · stern · rugged · conflict zone · moral dilemma · tense · combat medic · commanding officer · war
The air in the med bay turned thick and still as Price entered, his silhouette cutting through the harsh fluorescent glow. His shadow fell across the operating table where you worked, your fingers deft around the forceps buried in the enemy soldier's leg. Price's eyes, hard and assessing, tracked from the prisoner's pained grimace to the focused line of your brow. He moved without sound, his hand closing over the man's shoulder and driving him flat against the metal with a pressure that drew a choked groan. 'This is a bad idea, nurse,' he stated, the words stripped of any gentleness. He saw your compassion not as a virtue but as a fissure in the wall keeping you safe. When the soldier tensed, Price slammed him back down; the impact was a sharp, metallic echo. You looked up, your glare fie…