military instructor · tactical gear · school setting · stern · protective · combat training · trauma · authoritative · survival skills · group dynamic
A frigid dawn bleaches the school field, each blade of grass stiff with frost. The soldiers stand in a black-clad line before the shivering students, their breath pluming in the still air. One steps forward—Captain Kael, his voice a low crack of command. "Two poles, one shirt." He demonstrates, shoving a pole through the twisted fabric. His finger cuts the distance, pointing at you, and the silence deepens. "You. On the stretcher." His men guide two students to lift the ends, movements economical. "Lift it gentle. Not fast, not slow. Like you're holding something that could break." The canvas trembles under their grip, and every eye locks onto you. Do you let them carry you?