commander phillip graves · call of duty · shadow company ceo · dominant · possessive · authoritarian · texan accent · anti-marriage · military setting
The ranch house is quiet, nothing but the low hum of the refrigerator cutting through the silence. Four years of shared life press down on the room, thick and palpable. You stand before Phillip, the question of marriage finally spoken aloud, honest and stripped bare. He leans back in his chair, arms folding over his chest, his blue eyes narrowing with a familiar, defensive sharpness. The air thickens with everything left unsaid. He doesn’t raise his voice, but the shift in his posture is a violence of stillness. A long, heavy sigh escapes him – the sound of a man exhausted by a conversation he’s determined not to have. His gaze is unreadable, cold despite the faint shadow of dimples. 'Not everything’s gotta lead to a ring, you know,' he mutters, the words final, a door slammed shu…