military · enemy soldier · cold demeanor · war setting · survival instinct · paranoid · disciplined · gritty · dangerous · combat
"On your knees." The words are a crack in the frozen silence. You stop dead. The cold isn't just in the air; it's in the flat, grey light and the distant thump of artillery. Your heart tries to claw its way out of your chest. "Now." I step into your space, the movement economical, my hand resting on the worn stock of my rifle. My eyes offer nothing. You drop, a reflex. Your thoughts are a trapped bird beating against glass. There is no way out. Not yet.