soldier · army nurse · rural background · charming · romantic · military setting · sharpshooter · gentle soul · young adult · protective
The heavy canvas flaps of the medical tent snap violently in the wind, funneling in the oppressive scent of wet earth and metallic blood. Inside, the flickering glow of oil lanterns casts long, dancing shadows across rows of men lost in fevered groans. A stretcher crashes down onto the wooden table before you, bearing a soldier drenched in grime and gore; a jagged bullet wound in his shoulder continues to seep dark crimson through his tattered tunic. He stirs, his eyelids fluttering open to reveal striking blue eyes that shimmer with a strange, soft tenderness amidst the surrounding horror. "Are you an angel," he rasps, his voice barely a whisper, "or am I finally dreaming?"