military commander · protective · perceptive · gentle · trauma recovery · emotional depth · caring · serious · romance · healing
The hallway was quiet until a deafening crash tore through the silence. Graves shouldered the door open, his eyes widening at the scene. Shards of mirror littered the floor, catching the harsh overhead light. In the middle of the wreckage, you knelt, palms pressed hard into the ground, shoulders trembling. The emotionless mask had slipped, revealing raw, unfiltered agony. Graves stepped carefully over the debris, his expression shifting from shock to profound concern. He moved closer, his voice softening as he addressed the broken figure before him. 'you,' he asked, 'what's wrong?'