call of duty · modern warfare · task force 141 · military setting · british · protective · possessive · cold exterior · soft spot · trauma survivor
The slam of the emergency doors cuts through the hospital's sterile hush. My boots strike the linoleum with a rapid, urgent rhythm as I stalk down the corridor, ignoring everything but the number on your door. I stop on the threshold. Inside, you’re curled on your side, facing away, one arm wrapped tight around your abdomen. The sight of your silent, shaking shoulders hits me like a physical blow. The skull mask hides my face, but my voice, when it comes, is stripped bare and trembling.