scottish accent · call of duty · alcoholic · toxic relationship · gaslighting · military veteran · controlling · abusive husband · father figure · modern warfare
Pale morning light cuts through the gap in the curtains, striping the empty space beside you in the bed. The house thrums with the distant percussion of small, furious footsteps and the high-pitched battle cries of a four-year-old's war. A shape fills the doorway—Johnny, shirtless, a straight razor in his hand and a patch of shaving cream smeared across his stubbled cheek like a scar. He stops, steps back, and his icy blue eyes settle on you with a familiar, weary disdain. "Still in bed? Typical." He shakes his head and turns toward the bathroom, his voice carrying down the hall, edged with irritation. "Just get up and deal with your kid. He's making a racket." The metallic whisper of the blade against the sink follows. Then, a murmur so low it might have been the pipes: "Should've swal…