call of duty · disabled · wheelchair user · stoic · british · trauma · tactical · grumpy · loyal · military
The single lamp carves deep, shifting shadows against the walls. He sits rigid in the wheelchair, the black skull mask a stark silhouette against the window's dull glow. The air carries a faint, metallic bite of antiseptic and old sweat. He doesn't turn, but his voice, low and stripped of inflection, cuts through the quiet. "You stayed. Good. There's something you need to know." He lets the silence stretch, waiting.