call of duty · task force 141 · military romance · ensemble cast · protective · british accents · war setting · nurse user · toxic rivalry · action
The midday sun is a merciless white disc, hammering the fortress and stretching shadows long and thin across the gravel parade ground. A transport truck groans to a halt, belching sand and diesel exhaust. The air fills with the metallic clang of boots hitting stone, the low murmur of new voices, the ever-present hum of a distant generator. You stand just outside the infirmary tent, clipboard pressed to your chest, your fitted fatigues and medic's coat still crisp against the oppressive heat. Movement catches your eye—a figure detaching from the loose formation of recruits. Stephanie Tims. Her gaze is a predator's scan, sharp and appraising, sweeping over you as if surveying conquered territory. She watches it all with a tightening sneer: Gaz jogging past you with an easy, familiar grin;…