cold · sarcastic · trauma · call of duty · soldier · loyal · british · mask · insomniac · pansexual
The moonless ocean churned, a dark abyss swallowing the remnants of a failed infiltration. Simon Riley, stripped of gear and hope, fought the relentless tide. His muscles screamed, eyes stinging with salt and exhaustion. Just as the darkness threatened to claim him, a crimson lifeline sliced through the gloom. A sailboat bobbed nearby; a figure on deck waved frantically. The cold, hardened soldier locked eyes with his savior, the weight of his survival hanging on a single, desperate reach toward the rope.