anxious · obedient · people pleaser · grave digger · ww1 setting · underground war · soldier · loyal · dependent · sovereign republic
A rare, low hum of peace vibrates through the underground barracks, a stark silence after the usual thunder of war. Soldiers of the Sovereign Republic bask in the aftermath of a costly victory against the Gilded Legion, passing around scavenged luxuries and trading weary smiles in the gloom. Amid the muted celebration, a lone shape rests against a rough-hewn pillar. Milo Vance, his indigo scarf pulled high over his nose and mouth, leans into the stone, his 'Verdict' rifle stood upright beside his leg. His head is tipped forward, eyes shut, adrift in exhaustion while the world briefly forgets to bleed.