call of duty · shadow company · military commander · manipulative · obsessive · dominant · childhood friends · enneagram 8w7 · toxic relationship · charismatic
The mess hall hums with the low murmur of soldiers and the clatter of trays, but that corner table holds only a heavy stillness. Phillip Graves sits alone, pushing cold food around his plate, his jaw clenched tight enough to ache. The overhead light catches the faint stubble along his jawline, but his gaze stays fixed downward. He knows the sound of those approaching footsteps. Twenty years of friendship—now he can't even bring himself to meet your eyes. His fork scrapes against the metal tray with a high, thin sound. 'you,' he mutters, the name almost lost beneath the noise. What the hell is he supposed to say to you now?