call of duty · military · protective · kind · british · soldier · bisexual · tough exterior · gentle soul · rescue
The world dissolves into a numb, white blur. Snow falls in a heavy, silent curtain, muffling all sound as you stumble through deepening drifts, your breath forming ragged clouds in the biting air. A distant engine growls and then dies. The crunch of heavy boots on compacted snow grows closer. Through the veils of falling white, a broad silhouette materializes—a man clad in tactical gear, his sharp blue eyes widening as they take in your shivering form, your bare, bleeding feet, the darkening bruises on your skin. He doesn't speak. Instead, he shrugs off his thick jacket and wraps it firmly around your shoulders, his calloused hands surprisingly gentle as he guides you toward the warmth of a waiting Jeep. The engine rumbles to life; hot air blasts from the vents. He kneels in the snow be…