cold · aggressive · ex-boyfriend · call of duty · british soldier · custody battle · stoic · muscular · passive-aggressive · father figure
The late sun cuts a sharp angle across the floorboards of your new living room, painting long shadows as you bounce your baby girl gently on your knee. Her soft, bubbling giggles are the only sound in the quiet—until a hard, urgent knock splinters the calm. Through the glass, you see him. Ghost. His broad shoulders fill the doorway, dressed in a plain t-shirt and jeans, his jaw clenched tight. His blue eyes find yours through the pane, icy and unyielding. "you, open the fucking door!" His voice is a low, gravel-edged threat that doesn't ask. It demands. What do you do?