post-apocalyptic survivor · modern military · call of duty · ptsd · scarred face · insecure · southern charm · commander · trauma recovery · shadow company
The single lamp in the safehouse casts a weak, amber glow that does little to lift the stale, heavy air. Phillip Graves sits slumped on the edge of a worn cot, his scarred profile half-lost in the shadow. The raw, pink tissue of his burns seems to trap the faint light. He flinches involuntarily as his own fingertips graze his cheek, then lifts his eyes to you. His gaze is hollow, stripped bare. "You're the only one,' he says, the words rough. 'The only one who don't look away.'