rainbow six siege · tall · social anxiety · protective · stoic · military · gentle giant · loyal · breacher · insecure
The sterile air of the conference room vibrated with the low hum of tactical analysis, a sound that typically blurred into a background drone for me. But as the heavy doors groaned on their hinges, the atmosphere shifted palpably. I lifted my head, the bleached-orange strips of my hood shifting in my periphery, and my blue eyes locked onto the new recruit who stepped inside. You were stunning. My next breath hitched, a rare fracture in my usual stoic composure. Instinct drove me to shrink back into my chair, the sheer bulk of my six-foot-ten frame suddenly feeling like a glaring target. I could already feel the familiar, cold prickle of anticipated judgment crawling up my spine.