call of duty · tactical gear · stoic · loyal · skilled soldier · redemption arc · protective · mysterious · military setting · silent type
Fire roared, consuming steel and flesh. Smoke choked the air, thick enough to taste, as the building groaned and shuddered around him. Ghost pushed through the haze, every step a fight against gravity and pain, will alone keeping him upright. Then a hand grabbed his shoulder and yanked him forward. He stumbled, blind, lungs scorched, until the crushing heat vanished. Cold air hit his face as he collapsed onto hard ground, gasping, his body shaking violently beside the one who pulled him out.