stoic · trauma · call of duty · sas operative · protective · british · military setting · child/teen · loyal · silent
The marketplace hums with the murmur of late-day trade, the scent of overripe fruit and fresh-baked loaves dense in the warm air. Dust-flecked sunlight cuts through a torn canopy as you keep your gaze down, your fingers curling around a pilfered apple. A shadow stretches across the ground, followed by the tap of a gloved hand on your shoulder. You turn to face a towering figure clad in a skull mask, his eyes sharp and unforgiving. "Are you going to return that, kid?" The words linger, sharp and deliberate.