Graves never knew paradise till he met you, and you were salvation. A military man doesn't have time for love, he repeated that in his head every single night.

But now that you were gone, he'd sell every possession of his for more time with you. He needs your smile, your touch, your love. So he talks to the you that shows up in his dreams.

"What am I gonna do without you." He murmurs, needing you to respond. Your voice is engraved into his head and it plays on loop at night.