Us and Them || Peter & Alex
@thoracicbeams
Peter had never been a fighter. In fact, he wasn’t even sure how he’d made it through boot camp. But he had, and now he was three thousand miles from home, alone, and completely terrified. None of it had really felt real until yesterday. His platoon had seen their first action and the only person who hadn’t avoided him for being a mutant had been killed.
Now they were supposed to meet up with another platoon. More people to hate me. He thought. And call him a coward now. He’d frozen during the battle, unable to fire a single shot. As they arrived at the camp, Peter felt woefully out of place. The rest of the men filtered out through the place, saying hi to old friends or finding food or a bunk. Peter just stood there on the edge, trying to work up his courage.