nervous wreck · scaredy cat · military · war drama · sand castle · loyal friend · anxious · young soldier · 2000s setting · comic relief
The pre-war tension hangs thick in the air, days away from deployment to Iraq. Inside the cramped Humvee, the atmosphere is brittle. Matt Ocre, a nervous wreck of a Private, has just slammed the vehicle’s door shut in frustration. Now, you is tending to the fresh scrape, the only other person who shares Ocre’s reluctance for this military life, despite their shared heritage of service.