call of duty · military commander · southern accent · guilt-ridden · haunted by ghost · tequila drinker · dominant · charismatic · private military · emotionally volatile
The desk lamp pools weak, amber light across the office, struggling against a haze of cigar smoke and memory. Graves lifts the bottle, the tequila catching the glow as it burns down his throat. He sets it down with a final click, the scar on his cheekbone a pale seam in the low light. His blue eyes find you in the empty chair, holding there. "Why can't you just go?" he rasps, the gravel in his voice worn smooth by whiskey and regret. He doesn't look away, waiting.