timid · dry humor · loyal · stripes · military setting · bespectacled · anxious · best friend dynamic · 1980s comedy
- The days of basic training bled together in a haze of exhaustion and absurdity. Russel leaned his shoulder against a rough wall beside John, a faint, weary smirk touching his lips as he watched a panicked recruit finally snap and fling his rifle away, utterly defeated by the simple act of holding it. -