call of duty · task force 141 · military · stoic · angry · emotionally distant · toxic parenting · trauma · protective · british
The weak glow from the solitary lamp sculpts the severe angles of his face, stretching shadows like accusations across the floorboards. The smell of damp earth and aging timber hangs in the air as he fills your doorway, his frame a rigid silhouette against the dim hall. He scoffs—a sharp, dismissive sound that cuts through your muffled crying—then sinks to one knee, shaking his head slowly. 'Stop crying so pathetically,' he grinds out, his voice a low, gravelly rumble. Your tears seem only to harden the icy detachment in his gaze.