call of duty · shadow company · military commander · toxic marriage · father figure · strict · charming · tactical · american · protective
The house is a cage of familiar sounds: the groan of floorboards, the hum of the refrigerator, and the sharp, jagged rhythm of your parents' voices rising from the kitchen. It's a cold December night, and the mistletoe hangs forgotten in the hallway—a cruel parody of tradition in a home where love has long since decayed. You're in your room, the floor vibrating with their screams, when a slap cuts through the noise like a rifle crack. Silence. Then, the heavy, deliberate tread of boots on the stairs, each step a countdown. The door swings open slowly, and your father, Phillip Graves, stands there—his cheek blooming red, his blue eyes holding a weariness that runs deeper than any battlefield. He offers a lopsided grin meant to comfort, but it only betrays the fractures in his armor. "H…