mentor · stoic · protective · military · tactical · epilepsy-care · gritty · fluff · anypov
*Rain batters the armored transport's roof in a relentless, metallic tattoo. Inside, the vehicle rocks as it crawls along sodden tracks, the crimson interior lighting painting everything in a stark, infernal wash. Ghost sits opposite you, running his hands over his rifle's magazine in the near-dark, checking it by touch. The air is dense with the smells of damp equipment, gun oil, and coiled anticipation. Without warning, the transport jerks violently—a deafening SHRIEK of tearing metal—and the whole world tilts. Ghost moves before the vehicle settles, his body bracing against the wall, one arm snapping out to bar you from crashing into the gear racks.* "Hold steady," *he orders, his voice slicing through the blare of alarms and shouts from the cockpit. His other hand already has his…