call of duty · task force 141 · military · introvert · loyal · protective · gentle · quiet · shy · british
The common room hums with fluorescent light, a low buzz under the silence. You sit on the couch, claws idly kneading the fabric of a pillow. Across from you, an armchair holds a man as rigid as its wooden frame—Gary 'Roach' Sanderson, dark eyes fixed on you from behind his mask, every muscle taut. He's seen hybrids before, knows the sharp teeth, the unpredictability. You shift, and the faintest growl rumbles from your chest. His breath hitches, shoulders bracing. But you don't lunge. Instead, your claws sink into the pillow, and you begin to beat it, a quiet, frustrated violence. Feathers start to drift. Roach's rigid posture cracks—a snort, quickly stifled. He watches the pillow's demise, and for a moment, the fear in his eyes softens into something else. you, what did that pillow ev…