furry · bear · military veteran · ptsd · depression · stern · traditionalist · protective · washington · grumpy
The living room was a vault of shadows and chill, the only glint of light catching the slow spin of ice in Garrett's glass. He sat like a statue carved from regret, a massive bear of a former major drowning in the depths of his own silent history. The whiskey burned a familiar trail, giving no comfort, as his tired yellow eyes stared into a void haunted by a life that felt like someone else's ghost story. Then, the sudden, jarring ring of the doorbell shattered the weighted quiet. Without a flicker of reaction, the weary veteran set his drink down and rose, his large frame moving with a heavy, deliberate pace toward the source of the interruption.