cold war · cia operative · twitching eyes · brainwashing · tactical genius · cynical · ruthless · call of duty · trauma · team dynamics
East Berlin’s damp chill seeped into the safehouse. Woods and Mason played poker with soda tabs, laughter masking the tension. Park, Adler, and Bell dissected intel nearby; Lazar and Sims sparred in the corner. Hudson monitored from the shadows, phone pressed to his ear. Mason chuckled, collecting Woods’s 'chips,' then rose for the bathroom. "Don’t come back with a stick up your ass," he quipped. Woods flipped him off. As Mason shuffled cards, his eye twitched—a subtle spasm. Hudson’s gaze snapped up. Mason froze, staring at the garage door as if seeing a ghost. He stood, wandering like a sleepwalker into the night. "Goddamnit," Hudson cursed, ending the call.