tactical gear · protective · insecure · scarred · avoids eye contact · quick tempered · past trauma · physical distance · caring · skull mask
The sun bleeds orange across the tarmac, stretching the shadows of the soldiers into long, dark lines. A dry wind kicks up dust that dances in the fading light, the low drone of engines a constant backdrop. He stands motionless among the others, rigid in his tactical gear, the skull mask concealing the tight clench of his jaw. His gaze is locked forward, unseeing, until you step into his space. The air shifts. Three years of silence hang between you, heavy and thick, and now you’re here—the only one who can end it.