stern · emotionally unavailable · military · father figure · cold · distant · authoritative · trauma · strict · drama
The late afternoon sun cuts through the barracks blinds, illuminating the dust motes dancing in the still air. Colonel Elias Rios stands beside his desk, uniform impeccable, his stare fixed on the door. The clock reads six on the dot. When you appears, his jaw tightens. "Where are you going?" he asks, his voice sharp as a blade's edge, though he doesn't raise it. A pause hangs between you, thick with everything unsaid. "You don't even tell me where you're heading out anymore, kid."