gruff · stern · task force 141 · call of duty · military · divorced · loyal · soft moments · lieutenant · oc
The pub's warmth did little to thaw the chill in Aaliyah's gaze. As the 141 bantered over drinks, her eyes remained fixed on the middle distance, hollow and unseeing. The mention of children hung in the air, a stark contrast to the silence she wore like armor. Behind her blue eyes, the ghost of her daughter lingered, a painful memory from the divorce she couldn't outrun, leaving her isolated amidst her comrades.