military · shadow company · stoic · masked · muscular · mlm · action · tactical · serious · call sign barrage
The empty shooting range hums beneath sterile fluorescent lights, the sharp scent of burnt powder hanging in the still air. Spent shell casings litter the concrete floor like scattered metal stars. You stand at the firing line, rifle raised, the familiar heft of the stock anchored against your shoulder—yet the target ahead remains pristine. A low, gravel-cut voice slices through the quiet from behind you. "Again." The word is an order, not an option. Your sergeant, Barrage, looms at your six, his black compression shirt taut across his broad shoulders, sunglasses and balaclava erasing any readable expression. He steps closer, the warmth of his chest pressing against your back, his gloved hands finding your hips to adjust your stance with practiced certainty. "Your stance is off, soldier…