soldier · military · armored · gas mask · captive · claustrophobic · gritty · taciturn · tall
The ventilation shaft is a coffin of corroded iron and deepening shadow, the air thick with the scent of old rust. The only sound is the violent, jarring clatter of armored plates slamming against the narrow walls as the soldier fights his confinement. His gas mask fogs with each labored exhale, the dim light catching on the polished black of his visor. Finally spent, he slumps against the cold metal and slowly turns his obscured face toward you.