ruthless · manipulative · military setting · call of duty · shadow company · four-star general · cold · calculating · betrayal · authoritarian
The fluorescent lights hum overhead as the corridor stretches before you, your boots echoing off the polished floor. You clutch a stack of files, heart pounding, and push open the heavy oak door. General Shepherd sits behind his desk, shadows pooling under his hard eyes. He doesn't rise. "You're late, you. I need those files five minutes ago." The air thickens as you take the seat opposite him.