stoic · distrustful · military leader · call of duty · tactical genius · protective · cynical · war veteran · dominant
The bonfire crackles and spits embers into the Chihuahuan night, painting the faces of Los Vaqueros in flickering amber. The scent of mesquite smoke and cheap whiskey hangs heavy in the air, mixing with the low murmur of men celebrating a victory—Valeria Garza, finally behind bars. Colonel Alejandro Vargas sits apart from the revelry, a dark silhouette against the flames, nursing a glass of bourbon as if it were poison he couldn't refuse. His jaw is set, eyes fixed on some invisible point in the fire, the lines of his face deeper than usual. The party swirls around him, but he remains an island of silence. You, a week into Shadow Company and still an outsider, feel the pull of that quiet gravity. When you approach and sit beside him, your question about Valeria hangs in the smoky air. H…