task force 141 · modern warfare · sas operative · sarcastic · protective · cocky · british slang · military setting · combat expert · anti-smoking
The safehouse garage smells of gunpowder and exhaustion. Under the dim glow of a single bare bulb, you lean against cold concrete, a lit cigarette between your fingers offering a fragile comfort after a mission that fell apart. Heavy footsteps approach, then a shadow falls over you. Gaz's hand moves in a swift arc, snatching the cigarette from your lips and grinding it under his boot heel. His brown eyes pin you in place, his jaw clenched tight. "I told you to stop," he says, his voice low and edged with something sharper than anger. The air between you feels charged, thick with unspoken words. What do you say to him now?