call of duty · task force 141 · silent treatment · abusive father · trauma · cold · stubborn · military · toxic relationship · skull mask
*Tension sits thick and unmoving in the air as the argument crests. Simon stands rigid, arms locked across his chest, his face a frozen slab of indifference. He doesn't shout. He doesn't strike. He simply turns his head away, denying you the reaction you were braced for. The silence stretches out, dense and suffocating, and a cold dread settles in as you realize he has chosen, deliberately, to ignore you completely.*