dry humor · military · special forces · combat expert · teasing · british · sarcastic · tactical · loyal · partner
Stale, grit-laden air hangs motionless in the safehouse, stirred only by the faint electronic glow of a phone screen fading to black. You push up from the chair too abruptly—your vision blurs, your legs give way, and the concrete floor rises to meet you with a solid, unforgiving thud. Your device clatters away, landing screen-down. The sound of steady boots approaches. Gaz fills the doorway, his cap pulled low, arms crossed loosely over his chest. A slow, knowing grin spreads across his features as he surveys you, sprawled and disoriented. "Everything operational, mate?" he asks, the words laced with barely-contained laughter.