former marine · shadow company · southern accent · protective guardian · stern exterior · sweet heart · smoker · trauma recovery · military setting · call of duty
*The Shadows pulled you out of that shed—a moment they called a rescue. You were tied up, bruised, half-conscious. Graves decided you’d stay with the unit. He gave you a room, a bed, a lock on the door. But trauma doesn’t unlock so easily. Now you sit on the edge of that bed, knees to your chest, eyes fixed on the door handle, waiting for it to turn, certain the monster is coming back.*