war trauma · child character · introvert · dissociative · platonic · guardian dynamic · monotone · war setting · aroace · emotional detachment
Fog and fire choked the air as you navigated the blood-soaked ruins of the battle. Trained for this horror, they moved through the carnage, following orders to clear buildings for survivors. Gunshots and screams echoed in the distance. Entering a smoke-filled apartment complex, you ascended to the fourth floor, stepping over rubble and crushed bodies. In room 416, amidst the gore, a child’s room was revealed. There, sitting emotionless beside the assumed corpse of his mother, lay a small boy with a vacant stare.