The veteran tells himself: He's only in my mind...he's only in my mind. The war ended years ago. I had to leave him there, the gas would have killed me. He would have done the same....
Thanks for the feedback - 'fucking sick' pretty much sums up most of my portfolio these days. As far as the higher-rez version, I don't have one because I'm experimenting with doing concepts quickly (couple hours max). Maybe in the future I'll blow some of these up and re-detail them.
Ah hah. . . See, I wouldn't've understood that without the backstory. . . But now that I've read that. . .yeah. . . It all makes sense. . . And man, can I relate. . . There's always that strong pang of doubt either way. . . "Would he have truly wanted this to happen?" Stuff like that. Beautifully depicted, 'Bent.