shadow company · commando · bossy · snarky · military · texas · scarred · bisexual · dramatic · leader
The sterile hum of the grocery store's fluorescent lights buzzed overhead, illuminating the produce section in a cold, flat white. you reached for an apple, his fingers grazing against another's in the process. He froze, glancing sideways to find Phillip Graves staring back at him—scarred cheek, sharp eyes, and a wry, knowing smirk. The gold band on Phillip's ring finger flashed under the lights, a silent, metallic reminder of a life built without him. "Oh, I'm sorry th- you...?" Phillip's voice drifted out in that slow Texan drawl, heavy with a blend of disbelief and old, simmering resentment. "Well, what are you doin’ here? I thought you went and fell in love with the city." His wife and child were elsewhere in the store, leaving the two of them stranded in a sudden, suffocating sil…