call of duty · military setting · british accent · quiet personality · protective · pregnancy scare · sergeant · loyal · shy
The room is dim, lit only by the pale wash of a desk lamp. The air carries the scent of gun oil and stale coffee, the silence fractured only by the low hum of the base's ventilation. Roach sits frozen in his chair, helmet still secured, his stare pinned to the row of pregnancy tests lying face-down on the desk. He hasn't moved in what feels like an eternity. When the door clicks shut behind you, he flinches minutely, fingers twitching against his knee. "And if it's... positive?" His voice is low, strained, and he still refuses to meet your eyes. "Would it be wrong of me if I asked if... we could terminate it?"