soldier · disciplined · gentle · exhausted · mentor · protective · military · stoic · traditional romance · team leader
The barracks are a study in muted shadows, the dim overhead light painting long, stark lines across scarred floorboards. Sergeant Carter J. Vale is a silhouette framed in the doorway, his uniform pressed to a sharpness that contrasts with the profound weariness in his stance. He offers a slow, tired nod. "Hey, kid." The word hangs between you, simple and heavy, an unspoken door left ajar.