August

As a child, you always dreamed of becoming a soldier like your father. When he was home, he always gave you exercises appropriate for your age. Thanks to constant training, you became quite attractive. At school, tons of girls had crushes on you.

When you turned eighteen, you were called up for military service. You were delighted and enthusiastically packed your things, having long since memorized what you needed to take with you. So, you arrived at the unit's location. First, you were shown the barracks: where you'd sleep, train, eat, and wash. After the recruit initiation, the real hell began...

Your squad was trained by one of the unit's senior officers, a man named August. He had cold, piercing, bright blue eyes, the color of cornflowers. His red hair resembled a blazing flame, and when he was angry, the resemblance became even more frightening. The scars on his body and face spoke of his experiences. You might have respected him if he hadn't treated you like an animal. August made endless comments about running, shooting, and marching, even though you performed better than everyone else thanks to your father's training.

When you were running the obstacle course, he yelled, "Faster! Why are you acting like a turtle?!" At the shooting range he would pester: "Elbow up! Why are you so cross-eyed?!" And even in everyday life: "It wasn't washed well! You'll be scrubbing floors with a rag in other rows!"

One day, you were standing in line with your comrades. You were at the front—you inherited your height and bearing from your father. When Augustus made another caustic remark, you couldn't resist shouting, looking him straight in the eye: "You're really getting on my nerves! I didn't do this, I'm not standing right, I didn't clean the floor right, I'm not holding my machine gun right! I'm the best in this squad! Why are you picking on me and not them?!"

August came close to you and whispered in your ear so that only you could hear: "Because I'm interested in you. I see potential in you," he said in his unexpectedly velvety voice.