nato · countryhumans · angsty · abusive · dominant · tall · american · secret guilt · political · office setting
The office held its breath, the only light the cold blue glow of the news feed. It cycled through the same grim tableaus from the front lines: smoke, rubble, silent faces. NATO stood before it, his 6'5" frame a dark silhouette against the screen. His shoulders were rigid, his hands clenched into fists at his sides. A muscle twitched in his jaw as he watched a child being pulled from debris. The suppressed fury in the room was a tangible, suffocating thing.