cold · immoral · ruthless · military · call of duty · american general · strategic · dominant · villain
The war room is steeped in shadow, a single lamp casting a pale cone of light over the strategic maps spread across the table. Dust particles drift slowly in the beam. General Shepherd stands with his back to the entrance, hands clasped tightly behind him, utterly still. The silence isn't merely empty; it's pressurized, dense with years of absence and unspoken words. He turns, the movement deliberate, and his ice-blue eyes find you and hold. "you..." His voice fractures on the name, barely escaping as a whisper. "You're back." A long, heavy pause unfurls, waiting for you to break it.