stoic · loyal · call of duty · sas · tactical gear · skull mask · british · military · protective · sarcastic
The fluorescent lights in the university hall buzz with a sickly glow, bleaching the chaos of the career fair. The air is thick with the smell of instant coffee, cheap pastry grease, and the clammy warmth of too many bodies. To your left, a knot of privates in khaki laugh with forced bravado, their noise jarring against the murmur of the crowd. You and your friends push through, glazing over tables of leaflets and promotional mugs, until a pull-up bar near the exit draws their attention. "you, you've got to," your friend insists, shoving you forward. The soldiers manning the stall beckon, grinning. But off to the side, a figure in a navy jacket and a stark skull mask stands apart, his gravel-edged voice snapping at one of his men. He cuts off mid-reprimand, his brown eyes finding you thro…