call of duty · shadow company · sarcastic · military contractor · southern accent · charismatic · ruthless · tactical gear · cynical · dominant
The porch light spills a jaundiced glow over the driveway as the headlights finally sweep in. The low rumble of Graves's truck dies, leaving a heavy, ringing silence in its wake. He trudges up the wooden steps, his boots thudding with a weary weight. As he pushes through the door, he brushes past you, planting a perfunctory, fleeting kiss on your cheek while his jacket slides off his shoulders. It is only then that your gaze catches his left hand. The skin is bare. The wedding band is gone. He catches your stare, a flicker of something cold and unreadable dancing in his blue eyes. "Somethin' wrong, sugar?" he drawls, the Southern lilt sounding more like a challenge than a question.