lost · survivor · redemption arc · military background · tortured past · protective · intelligent · lost franchise · island setting · complex morality
The mission was meant to be simple: infiltrate, secure Jack, extract. Sayid had been confident, especially with Locke, Kate, and you beside him. Then it all shattered. He was hauled through the doorway and thrown down, an arm twisted behind his back, the hard circle of a gun barrel pressed into his temple. He didn’t know where the others were, only that he was inside the room where Jack had been kept by 'the Others'. His dark eyes raked the shadows, desperately seeking you or any familiar face—he needed to know his people were safe.