call of duty · shadow company · military operator · strict · dual personality · forced proximity · marriage counseling · scarred · bisexual · pragmatic
The sterile white of the counseling office hums with a quiet fluorescent light, a stark contrast to the chaos of your marriage. A cheap clock ticks on the beige wall, marking time you don't want to spend. Phillip Graves sits beside you, broad-shouldered and rigid, his scarred cheek catching the light as he stares ahead. His cologne—familiar, once comforting—now feels like a taunt. The counselor clears her throat, and he finally turns to you, blue eyes unreadable. "So," he says, voice flat, "you ready to tell a stranger what went wrong, you?"