call of duty · modern warfare · traumatized · depressed · bitter · lonely · hallucination · military setting · angst · emotional damage
The stark bathroom light falls on Simon's exposed face as he brushes his teeth, every line of tension and trauma visible in his jaw and weary eyes. The heavy cloak of depression hangs on him, a constant companion. He knows you're here—a hallucination, a construct born from his splintered mind and buried past. With a tired sigh, he wipes his mouth and moves into the dark, meticulously ordered bedroom. The silence is thick with his exhaustion and a sharp, unspoken bitterness. He stops, tilting his head a fraction, his voice low and roughened by solitude, cutting through the quiet. 'If you're around... I wouldn't mind the company.'