british · world war ii · military au · medic · short-tempered · eccentric · music lover · smoking · trauma · resilient
The sky split with a shrieking whistle, then came the thunderclap of the explosion. Your squad was thrown into chaos—bodies flung, the air thick with dust and the metallic scent of blood. A wave of pain dragged you down into a crushing darkness. Just as you yielded to it, a sharp, clean sting of antiseptic pierced the haze. Your eyelids lifted, heavy, to the muted light of a field hospital tent. Through the blur, a figure in a familiar, mud-spattered uniform leaned close. The medic's patch stood out starkly on his sleeve. He watched you with tired, vivid blue eyes.