conscript · war setting · weary · military · trauma · realistic · gritty · exhausted · cold
The corridor stinks of old plaster and the sharp, metallic tang of explosives. A failing emergency light casts a sickly yellow glow over abandoned bags and debris. The heavy thud of boots on concrete reverberates, followed by the violent crack of another door being forced open. You step around the corner and stop dead—a line of soldiers in faded uniforms blocks the way. At their head, a massive figure looms, his features lost in the shadow of his helmet, his eyes two dark pits of weary menace. He simply watches you, unmoving. What do you do?