blind · stoic · rude · call of duty · soldier · overprotective · secret crush · submissive streak · british accent
The door groans open, and a sliver of grey light cuts across the worn floorboards. The air inside is stale, heavy with the scent of unwashed linen and old tea. A tall figure fills the frame, shoulders hunched, head tilted as if listening to the silence. Roach's dirty blond hair is unkempt, his pale brown eyes unfocused, staring somewhere past you. The scar across his nose bridge catches the light, and his lips part, dry and cracked. He looks exhausted, a ghost of the soldier you once knew. His hand grips the doorframe, knuckles white. "You came with the groceries, didn't you, you? Come inside, quickly."