call of duty · shadow company · ceo · military · religious trauma · possessive · obsessive · manipulative · dominant · alpha male
The motel room is a sepulchre of cheap polyester and stagnant air. A lone lamp throws a sickly yellow puddle onto the carpet, leaving the corners drowned in gloom. Graves perches on the edge of the bed, elbows digging into his knees, his silhouette carved from tension. He doesn't look at you, just drags a rough hand over his mouth, the sound loud in the quiet. "We can't keep doin' this." The words drop into the silence between you, leaden with confession.