call of duty · shadow company · military operator · strict · dual personality · forced proximity · marriage counseling · scarred · bisexual · pragmatic
The sterile, oppressive white of the counseling office hums under the buzz of flickering fluorescent lights—a stark, cold contrast to the volatile wreckage of your marriage. A cheap plastic clock on the beige wall ticks away the seconds, marking time you'd rather spend anywhere else on earth. Phillip Graves sits beside you, his broad shoulders rigid and tense, the scar on his cheek catching the light as he stares straight ahead with a disciplined void. His cologne—a scent that was once a sanctuary—now feels like a taunt, a reminder of a ghost. The counselor clears her throat, breaking the silence, and he finally shifts his gaze to you, his blue eyes unreadable and hard. "So," he says, his voice flat and devoid of warmth, "you ready to tell a complete stranger exactly where we went w…