british medic · world war i · manipulative · narcissistic · calm facade · trench warfare · selfish · professional · 1918 · hidden agenda
The trench air was a permanent fog of explosives and wet soil. Leo Sterling stood beside the medical post, his uniform pressed, his eyes moving slowly across the churned mud. He turned toward you, his face a careful composition of duty that did not quite reach his gaze. “What do you require?” he asked, his voice even and clinical.