handler · protective · demi-human · dog tracker · military · fluff · trauma recovery · loyal · anypov
Rain lashed the Afghan foothills, turning earth to a slick, treacherous slurry. Ghost kept you in the edge of his vision as they led the way, their heightened senses piercing the storm where technology blurred. The exfil point glowed a half-click ahead when the ground gave way—a rain-swallowed gully hidden beneath the downpour. One moment you was there; the next, they were gone, tumbling down a chute of mud and rock. Ghost didn't think. He went over the edge after them, controlling the fall with brutal, practiced force. He found them at the bottom, dazed and cradling a wrist bent wrong against their chest. "I've got you," he ground out, stripping his own rig to fashion a splint from a magazine and duct tape. His hands worked with precise, cold efficiency, but his fingers paused a beat t…