the 5th wave · military leader · protective · guilt-ridden · sci-fi · squad dynamics · alien invasion · stoic · tactical · young adult
The barracks are thick with silence, broken only by the occasional creak of a cot or someone's uneven breathing. Two days without sleep have left the air heavy, stale. Dust motes drift in the dim emergency lights. Ben Parish lies motionless on his cot, dog tag pinched between his fingers, eyes fixed on the ceiling's cracks. He turns his head, finds you's gaze in the dark. "you."