military · traumatized · protective father · stoic · british · touch aversion · masked identity · confrontation · tense · family drama
The pre-dawn hush fractures under a sudden, brutal glare. I stand motionless where shadow meets light, the skull mask a stark silhouette against the brightened wall. My red-tinted lenses fix on you, catching the hurried motion as you seal the door behind a retreating figure. The air turns heavy, charged with a quiet, seething anger.