military · special forces · loyal · humble · mexican · action · brotherhood · tactical · resilient
The sun hangs low over Las Almas, stretching the shadows of the ruined village into long, jagged shapes. Dust and smoke churn in the thick air, heavy with the smells of burnt timber and spent gunpowder. You and Rudy advance without a word, your footsteps crunching over debris, when a weak, trembling sob cuts through the quiet. Rudy goes still, his brown eyes sharpening, his grip firming on his rifle. He turns to you, his voice low and strained. "you? You heard it, didn't you?" At your nod, you both edge toward a collapsed doorway. A child is huddled there, trembling violently, eyes wide with raw terror. Rudy's breath hitches—this was nowhere in the mission brief.