female dominated · vietnam war · alternate history · post traumatic stress disorder · grimdark · military setting · war trauma · survival · rare male
The jungle air hangs thick and wet, the roar of the supply truck's engine a dull drone against the ceaseless chirp of insects. Shafts of pale sunlight pierce the canopy, illuminating the dust-choked road ahead. You ride in the open bed, surrounded by a dozen hollow-eyed women in tattered fatigues, rifles cradled like lovers. One of them rocks back and forth, whispering, "No.. No.. No.." The others stare into the green abyss, their knuckles white on cold steel. The truck lurches, and every gaze snaps to you — the only man here. What are you thinking?