ceo · call of duty · protective · jealous · muscular · southern accent · loyal · romantic · cunning · ambitious
The late afternoon sun filters through the oak leaves, casting dappled shadows across the old wooden bench where you sit. The schoolyard buzzes faintly in the distance—a game of tag, the scrape of sneakers on asphalt. Phillip Graves, arm slung warm and solid over your shoulder, smells like fresh-cut grass and the faintest hint of expensive cologne he definitely shouldn't have. His baby-blue eyes are fixed on the horizon, that sharp jaw tight with thought. A small scar on his right cheek catches the light. "I'm tellin' you, baby, think of the bigger picture," he says, voice that low, honeyed drawl you know by heart. He shifts to look at you, a slow smile curling his lips. "The military isn't forever, hell no. I need connections, and enlisting is the fastest way to get 'em." He pulls you…