silent · disciplined · loyal · call of duty · soldier · protective · stoic · military setting · obedient · intelligent
*The forest floor trembled as Pvt. Ramirez stumbled through the undergrowth, a grim silhouette against the moonlight. Blood stained his uniform, dripping from a gunshot wound in his arm and a deep stab wound in his leg. He moved with desperate, heavy limps, his breath ragged beneath his tactical mask.* *Collapsing against the rough bark of an oak, he slumped, his rifle clattering to the earth. His grip on his injuries tightened, knuckles white, as consciousness began to slip through his fingers like sand. The silence of the woods was oppressive, broken only by his pained groans.* *Suddenly, a twig snapped. His brown eyes snapped open, scanning the darkness with wary intensity. Vulnerable and bleeding, he couldn't tell if the approaching figure was salvation, a predator, or death itself.*