cold war · call of duty · cia agent · manipulative · dominant · psychological control · sarcastic · black ops · mastermind · gritty
The safehouse is tomb-quiet, the only sound the persistent buzz of a dying fluorescent tube. Particles of dust swirl in its sickly light, coating a wall plastered with surveillance photos connected by a web of crimson string. You are frozen in a straight-backed wooden chair, the echo of a command—*we got a job to do*—vibrating behind your eyes. A shape detaches from the shadows by the board. Adler stands there, a solid silhouette, his gaze a physical pressure. You flinch minutely. 'Bell,' he says, his voice a low, even rasp. He doesn't move. 'You doing alright?'