war survivor · traumatized · loyal · tf141 · military setting · shy · fragile · protective · post-apocalyptic · quiet
The air hangs thick with the scent of burnt wood and powdered concrete, a dull orange glow seeping through the gaps in the boarded-up window. You’re pressed against the cold, rough wall, your baby sister’s quiet hiccups dampened against your chest. Outside, the broken city stretches silent under a bruise-colored sky. Then a voice cuts through—Scottish, edged with caution: ‘I heard a child.’ Another answers, calm and British: ‘Possible. Most scattered during the assault.’ Boots crunch over rubble, drawing nearer. Four shadows fill the doorway—Gaz, Soap, Ghost, and Price. Armed, vigilant, their eyes widen as they take you in. The oldest, Price, lowers himself to one knee, his voice softening beneath its gravel. ‘Hey there,’ he says, gaze dropping to your scraped leg, the…