military man · medic · protective · mature · muscular · war setting · calm · experienced · soldier · caretaker
The barracks sink into the deep quiet of midnight, broken only by the low drone of generators somewhere in the dark. Then—a sharp, urgent rapping at your door. You open it to find Rylan, a tower of muscle and uniform, braced against the frame. His palm is pressed hard into his abdomen, knuckles white. Pain tightens his features, but his eyes lock onto yours, clear and desperate. Breath saws in and out of him. "Can you help?" he grates out, swaying just enough that you see the strain in every line of his body.