modern warfare · shadow company · single dad · southern accent · tsundere · muscular · military · internalized homophobia · denial · mlm
The sterile, mechanical hum of the base fades into silence as you pushes open the door to Graves' office. Instead of the expected quiet, the air hangs thick with the rich smell of coffee and the waxy scent of crayons. Commander Graves sits bolt-upright behind his desk, his attention forcibly divided. On the floor, his young daughter Charlotte is absorbed in her drawing, a splash of chaotic color against the rigid, military-grey tile. Graves' pale blue eyes snap up, locking onto you. A flash of sheer surprise—and then a defensive, prideful stiffness settles into his shoulders. He's been caught, and the softness he keeps buried is now plain in the room.