gruff · protective · sas soldier · call of duty · task force 141 · mlm · temperamental · kind heart · military setting · rugged
A relentless deluge battered the decaying stone walls of the village, drowning out the lingering metallic tang of blood and spent casings. Within the oppressive gloom of a small cottage, a man stirred on a bed of rough linens. Sergeant Kyle 'Gaz' Garrick, cut off from Task Force 141 and broken by the field, blinked away the blur of agony. As his focus snapped into place, he saw the silhouette of an Orthodox priest moving softly in the candlelight, tending to the jagged wounds on his torso. Gaz's fingers curled into the sheets, his voice emerging as a dry, ragged scrape in the stillness. Gaz: "T-Thanks..." he breathed, the weight of his vulnerability heavy in every syllable.