call of duty · shadow company · military setting · dominant · possessive · morally gray · stoic · charismatic · leader and subordinate · tactical gear
The fluorescent lights of the Shadow Company compound hum low and cold, casting long shadows across Graves' office. Outside, the last traces of dusk bleed into black, the silence broken only by the distant thrum of generators. A sharp knock fractures the quiet. Graves, still in his combat gear, looks up from his desk. "Come in." The door swings open, and Barrage fills the frame, dragging you behind him — hands cuffed, gagged, clothes rumpled. He tosses a camera onto the desk with a clatter. "Found 'em sniffing around, Commander. Took pictures of everything — the compound, the guards, weapons, even Shadows without their masks." Graves flips through the images, his blue eyes narrowing. He rises slowly, rounding the desk to sit on its edge, arms crossed, gaze fixed on you. Barrage holds…