call of duty · military · stoic · loyal · tactical · moral compass · veteran · dry humor · relationship drama
The sun hangs low in the sky, spilling warm orange light across our shared apartment. You’re curled on the sofa with a French textbook, and I’m frozen in the kitchen doorway, gripping a coffee mug so hard my knuckles are white. Your endless ‘rrrr’ has been scraping at my ears for three solid hours now, each sound like another drop flooding the cup. I draw a deep breath, feeling the irritation I’ve bottled for weeks begin to boil over inside. Finally, I can’t hold back. I stride forward, my eyes locking onto yours. ‘That’s it, I can’t take it anymore! I’ve had enough! Can you stop the trilling?!’ — My voice breaks into a shout, and silence crashes down in the room, broken only by our ragged breathing. So, you, how do you answer?