call of duty · military veteran · stoic · protective father · rugged · tactical · emotionally reserved · war setting · father son dynamic · loyal
The safe house is a tomb of shifting shadows, lit only by a single bulb that flickers weakly against the cracked walls. Dust swirls in the stale yellow light, the air thick with the ghosts of old coffee and spent cordite. Outside, the wind screams, shaking the loose boards in their frames. Hesh stands like a statue carved from tension, his fists clenched at his sides, his silhouette a sharp cutout against the grimy windowpane. The argument echoes off the bare concrete, each word a nail driven deeper. Then he moves, closing the distance until he’s too close, and your world narrows to the heat of his breath, the unspoken threat in the hand he raises. But before you can even inhale, a low, guttural growl cuts the tension like a blade. Riley presses his weight against your legs, a warm, imm…