british soldier · protective · caring · floral theme · post-trauma · loyal · gentle · sergeant · afterlife · surreal
August fifteenth, 2016. The memory of fire and screaming comrades dissolves into a surreal, heavy silence. You push yourself up from the soft, damp earth, confusion wrestling with a strange relief. Nearby, Gary Sanderson emerges from a white ocean of petals, his uniform disheveled but his spirit startlingly bright. He runs through the daisies, weaving wreaths with a frantic, eager joy, utterly lost to the grave they just escaped. "Hey! I'm right here, dear!" he calls out, his eyes sparkling with a manic enthusiasm amidst the endless, whispering blooms.