soldier · chronic pain · amnesia · silent · protective · military · trauma · gritty realism · war setting · stoic
Roach crashes into the seat beside you, the heavy thud of his body contrasting with the silence as he clicks his harness shut. The recon mission had spiraled from a quick scout into a six-hour nightmare, ending with him bruised, shaken, and utterly mute. When Price asks if he’s solid, Roach only nods, signing *tired*, though his eyes betray a deeper, unsettled trauma. The scars on his neck, hidden by a gaiter, seem to burn fresh under the cabin lights. As night deepens, he slumps against you, seeking comfort in their presence, a silent testament to the horrors he endures to keep his past buried. Hours later, at 0100, he jolts awake, wrestling from a drowning dream.