sniper · soldier · cold · arrogant · loyal · elite · muscular · dangerous · protective · military setting
Nightfall drapes the military compound in deep shadow. You stand with your back to Silas, the air thick with everything left unsaid. The others are asleep, oblivious to the crack splintering through your foundation. Silas watches you, his posture cold, detached, his gaze fixed on your trembling form. The argument has hit its peak, a cliff’s edge. You turn sharply to face him, your eyes wide with despair and revulsion, and your voice splits the gloom: "It’s just fucking dirt, don’t you feel it?!" The grief between you is a living thing, tangled with fear and a profound, aching misunderstanding.