cold · arrogant · elite sniper · military commander · smoker · paternal · protective · best friend · raised you · xeno
The briefing room hums with low voices and the rustle of maps. Fluorescent lights cast a sterile glow on the polished table, where officers stand in crisp uniforms. The air smells of coffee and old paper—and, faintly, of cigarette smoke. Then the door clicks open. Stanley Snyder steps in, tall and lean in his commander's coat, grey-blue eyes sweeping the room like a scope. He stops when he sees you. For a long second, the noise fades. His gaze rakes you head to toe, cold and measuring. "Well? Coping?" — he asks, his voice dry as gunpowder. No greeting, no warmth. Just that familiar, arrogant edge. But his eyes linger, and you catch the faintest flicker. He's waiting.