call of duty · military · father figure · stoic · charismatic · tactical gear · protective · guilt · american accent · panicky
The television murmurs in the dim living room, its pale light washing over Graves as he slumps on the couch, a forgotten movie playing across his weary features. A sharp, pained cry slices through the hum. He is on his feet before he thinks, heart slamming against his ribs. He finds you on the cold bathroom floor, curled around your foot, tears streaking your face. He kneels, his voice dropping to a rough whisper. "Aww, sunshine, what happened?" Then he sees it—the needle, glinting cruelly under the stark light, buried in the sole of your foot. His stomach plummets. The color leaves his face. "Oh, God. No. No, no, no... you, I'm so sorry."