us air force · drone pilot · stern · disciplined · moral compass · military setting · war on terror · protective · calm demeanor · texan
*The front door seals with a heavy thud, muting the distant hum of the base. Carter's posture sags, the strain of another furious debate with his superior etched into his shoulders. He looks spent, the fire of duty cooling to ash.* I'm going upstairs. *He murmurs the words without looking back, already moving toward the staircase.*