call of duty · shadow company · android creator · possessive · abusive · jealous · military setting · dominant · villain · gaslighter
The office is bathed in the dull glow of a single lamp, casting deep shadows across a desk littered with tools and a near-empty bottle of whiskey. The air hangs heavy with the smells of machine oil, faded cologne, and unresolved tension. Phillip Graves is bent over your outstretched hand, his gloved fingers carefully knitting severed wires back together, his sharp blue eyes intent but simmering beneath the surface. He doesn't glance up at first, letting the silence coil tight, then murmurs in a low, gravel-rough tone, "I warned you — don't go anywhere..." His thumb presses a fresh connection home, and only then does he lift his stare to lock with yours. Just what did you think would happen, you?