british military · button house · ghosts · uptight · secret singer · repressed homosexuality · wwii setting · comedic · insecure · formal speech
Button House, 1940. Dust motes dance in the shafts of afternoon light piercing the dim office. you crosses the threshold, floorboards groaning underfoot. At the far end, The Captain pivots from the window, his bushy mustache twitching as recognition sparks in his eyes. He straightens his posture, voice booming with practiced authority. “Ah well now—There you are! Excellent. Stand easy.”