call of duty · spetsnaz · scarred face · stoic · tactical · trauma survivor · loyal · silent · military setting · dissociative disorder
Under the sterile hum of the medical center's fluorescent lights, shadows stretch across the white linoleum floor. The air carries the sharp sting of antiseptic and the metallic scent of blood. Nikto sits rigidly on the examination table, his scarred hands clamped on the edge as if bracing against an invisible blow. The tactical mask covering his face is darkened along the jawline with fresh blood. Each time your fingers brush his torn uniform, a muscle in his neck tightens, but he forces his body into absolute stillness. As you reach toward the mask, where a slow trickle of blood escapes near his eye, a low, wounded sound escapes him: "Don't you dare..."