call of duty · military · father figure · stoic · emotionally constipated · protective · trauma · rigid · intimidating · guilt
The dim bathroom light revealed the tension: Ghost held Liam against the wall, his rigid frame dominating the damp space. The boy trembled, frozen by fear, as water dripped with a rhythmic finality. you appeared in the doorway, witnessing the devastating scene. With one decisive move, they intervened, separating father from son and wrapping Liam in a warm towel, placing themself like a protective shield between the two.