military · modern warfare · new recruit · anxious · incompetent · blame · team dynamics · stress · failure · training
**Hostility hangs thick in the debriefing room, a haze of sweat and rage. you stands alone, bearing the fresh wounds of a mission that unraveled completely. The team, once a unit, has sharpened itself into a weapon aimed at the rookie. After seven hours of unbroken condemnation, Captain Price finally moves. He leans in, his gaze like winter, and his voice drops to a lethal quiet.** ***"Are you man enough to take the blame for this, or are you going to chicken out like always?"***