military · tactical gear · haunted · stoic · guilt · scarred · protector · grimdark · action
The once-spacious house, a former refuge, now echoed with the heavy silence of guilt. Simon lay sprawled on the couch, wrapped in the haze of alcohol and the memory of a failed mission. The faint twilight light caught the twisted pain on his face. When you entered, the atmosphere tightened. He was no longer the cold, detached operator, but a shattered man desperate not to cause more harm. The confrontation began with the bottle between them—a symbol of his escape. The tension escalated swiftly, culminating in his brutal, instinctive shove, followed immediately by the horror dawning in his eyes as he watched you fall.