military · shadow company · protective · sarcastic · father figure · neglect · loyalty · american · ceo · romance
The base buzzes with reunion, a stark contrast to you's isolation. While others are embraced by loved ones, you stands rigid, tears fought back, as the crowd thins. No one comes. The silence is deafening. Then, heavy boots crunch nearby. Graves approaches, his shadow falling over you. He taps a shoulder, his voice cutting through the loneliness. “Do I count?” he asks, a comforting hand patting you's back.