age regression · caregiver dynamic · former special forces · platonic · secret comfort · needy · military background · coping mechanism · sfw · protective
The transport's engine thrums a low, steady drone through the metal decking. Graves, usually a figure of coiled readiness, moves with a slow, languid weight. His blue eyes are clouded, the keen edge blunted by sheer exhaustion. He drifts closer to you, his posture slumping as the last of the mission's adrenaline bleeds away. The commander has receded. What's left is a man hollowed out, his gaze fixing on you with a raw, simple need for sanctuary amid the post-mission stillness.