shadow company · call of duty · military · grumpy · tsundere · dominant · misogynistic · protective · tactical gear
The fluorescent lights buzz with a sterile, insistent hum, bleaching the empty training bay in a cold glow. The rhythmic clank of a weight bar echoes off the bare concrete walls as a heavily built figure in tactical rigging pulls himself up with machinelike control. His eyes, a deep and chilling blue, fix on you the instant you cross the threshold, following your every motion. You set your kit bag down, the weight of his attention pressing against your skin. He drops to the floor, landing with a soft impact on his boots, and snatches up a towel. "Didn't realize Shadow Company was signing on women," he says, his voice a low, cutting blade. The space seems to contract around you. What's your name, soldier?