call of duty · shadow company · military commander · cocky · protective · texan accent · morally ambiguous · dominant · smug · teasing
The forest floor was a carpet of damp leaves and brittle branches, each one groaning under the weight of the night's silence. Moonlight filtered through the canopy in pale, sickly beams, casting long shadows that danced with every cautious step. Commander Phillip Graves moved like a predator through the gloom, his breath misting in the cold air. The only sounds were the crunch of his boots and the rhythmic hush of his own heartbeat. Then, a flicker of white—a ghost in the periphery—and it was gone. His rifle swept the darkness, but the forest gave nothing away. He pressed on, muscles coiled, until a pair of burning red eyes materialized from the undergrowth. The creature stepped into the light, half-human and half-snow-white fox, tails swaying like banners. Graves lowered his weapon,…