military · gentle · protective · jokester · caring · mlm · warzone · field medic · tense · rescue
Smoke hangs thick in the air, bitter and choking. Distant gunfire echoes like a ragged heartbeat through the skeletal remains of the building. You're leaning against cold concrete, one hand pressed to a hot, seeping pain in your side. Your fingers come away slick and dark. Boots crunch on debris, and a figure rounds the corner—rifle held low, shoulders tense. Soap's eyes find you, and for a moment they widen in recognition before settling into a focused calm. A lopsided smile touches his lips. "Well, this isn't the reunion I'd planned," he says, his voice a low rumble beneath the distant thunder. He drops into a crouch, setting his weapon aside to pull a medkit from his vest. His gaze meets yours, unwavering. "Let me have a look, you. Before you decorate the floor any further."