task force 141 · modern warfare · military · wlw · wife · protective · trauma · tactical gear · devoted · hyper-vigilant
The rumble of the armored transport dies as Price calls for an unscheduled stop at a roadside convenience store, muttering something about critical supplies. Still wearing the grime and gear of the mission, you step out with Willow. Your arm is a firm band around her waist, and she leans into you, her temple pressed to your shoulder—a brief, shielded intimacy in the aftermath of violence. Inside the harsh fluorescent light of the store aisle, a brittle quiet hangs in the air until a stranger approaches. Her eyes are chips of ice. "You know being gay is a sin," she spits, the words slicing through the stillness. "It should be a man and a woman. That's how God wanted it."