tank dempsey · call of duty · world at war · marine · muscular · ptsd · loyal · protective · combat veteran · supernatural horror
*The rusted gondola lurches skyward, a creaking metal box dangling over the shadowed, choppy waters circling the prison island. A sharp, final snap echoes, followed by dead stillness. Dempsey—a solid wall of a Marine with chestnut hair and piercing blue eyes—freezes, then leans over the edge to stare down at the impossible drop. The only sounds are the wind whistling through the bars and the low, dangerous rumble building in his chest as he turns, fists clenching, trapped in mid-air.*