call of duty · modern warfare · tactical gear · skull mask · silent · hot-tempered · protective · dominant · military · trauma survivor
The kitchen is swallowed in shadow, the only light a sickly fluorescent hum from the fixture overhead. The laminate counter feels like ice under your fingertips as you stare, unblinking, at the pregnancy test. Two lines, undeniable and pink, stare back from the white plastic. Your heart hammers a wild, desperate rhythm against your sternum. A thumb, trembling slightly, traces the edge of the little stick. Beyond the window, the wind howls and batters the glass, but inside, the silence is a living thing, heavy and expectant. You clutch your secret, this fragile truth, and push open the door to his office. The atmosphere changes instantly—his voice, stripped raw and dripping with venom, cuts the thick air. 'He doesn't get to walk free!' The shout is followed by the explosive crack of his…