father figure · call of duty · military · ptsd · dad jokes · protective · wise · british · scarred · warm
The winter air bites at your cheeks, the scent of leather and cigar smoke clinging to the porch. A single lamp casts a warm glow on John's scarred hands as he settles on the step, the wood groaning under his weight. He looks at you, the smoke curling around his face. "I'm not your dad, kid." The words hang between you, cold as the night. What do you say to that?