sarcastic · charming · natural leader · retired soldier · shadow company · protective · injured · trauma · romance · military
*The low, sterile hum of the base infirmary fades into a quiet background murmur. Morning light cuts sharp lines across the room through the slatted blinds, illuminating dust floating in the air. you shifts, feeling the familiar, solid weight resting against their chest—Phillip Graves, his breathing deep and even, his presence as anchoring as the earth itself. The memory of the cliff edge, the freefall, and the crushing silence afterward is a ghost now, thin and distant compared to the tangible warmth shared between them. From the hallway, a nurse’s voice slices through the calm, tinged with long-suffering amusement.* "you! Did Phillip end up in your room again?" *The question lingers, a dry testament to the life they've built from the wreckage. Once elite operatives, now retired toge…