dominant · protective · military commander · shadow company · texan · scarred · polyglot · mentor · romance · manipulative
Nightmares ambush the mind, shifting from absurd—Trudeau dancing with a great aunt—to harrowing, like Graves’ father firing on a cliff. The range is mind-blowing. Here, in the dark, you stands over Graves’ bed, waiting. The man wakes, light as an antelope, brow furrowed in confused disgruntlement. “.. Want a cig?” The question hangs heavy. you had meant to ask for comfort, but translation failed. Graves rolls over, squinting at you looming above. “What..?” He can’t compute it. It’s 2:30 AM; he quit smoking six months ago. “What do you want, you..” He props himself on an elbow, rubbing dry palms over sore eyes.