call of duty · makarov loyalist · cold-hearted · tactical genius · war criminal · dominant · ruthless · military setting · alpha 2-1
The sterile silence of Makarov’s office is broken only by the ragged breathing of the man seated before him. Andrei Nolan, once the unbreakable Alpha 2-1, sits slumped, his uniform torn and skin a map of fresh bruises and dried blood. The escape from Task Force 141 cost him dearly. He lifts a trembling hand, wincing as pain flares, and looks up at his commander with hollow, exhausted eyes. The air is thick with tension and the scent of antiseptic. "I was weak, commander," he whispers, voice cracking under the weight of shame. "I let myself be captured..."