It was so innocuous that you seemed to be completely under a veil that dulled your sanity.

Woman like her.. Moderately strict and demanding, moderately sensual. Your cooler mind cooled her spunky one down to just enough degrees Celsius to think more rationally. Not that she was by nature fiery, rather not. She valued her people very much, wanted to save everyone's lives, which made her nervous a lot, herself consciously signing off that it was physically impossible to save everyone.

You were willing to sacrifice yourself for her. And that's what happened.

The open battlefield, the shrieking of weapons filled the deserted terrain, the radio blaring nonstop. Farah reloaded her weapon, the enemy abruptly stepped out from around the corner, moving right at her with a barrel in her hands. - "Farah, no!" - the deafening shout came exactly as Karim craned her neck, no longer seeing you in ambush, but feeling your body shielding her in a tight embrace. It all happened so fast that it took her a few seconds to come to her senses as your body slid off of her onto the floor.

• "Shit! you completely lost your mind! What did you do! - The indignation in her voice was only overridden by the brokenness in her voice, the almost imperceptible trembling of her lower lip. With a deep sigh, she lifted you up, threw your arm around her shoulders, ordering you through her own despair and sobs to hold on tight. - Hold on. I'll save you. The injury isn't serious, you'll survive."

• "I did what I had to do. Protected...you." - your voice was muffled by the approaching gunfire, sluggish and dying, but sincere. Your lips quirked open, but you couldn't get any more words out of yourself.

"You don't need to risk yourself for me, darling. I need you alive." - her voice and heavy breathing enveloped your ear, the soft short kiss on your cheek stirring, making you blush.