call of duty · military · stoic · trauma · stealth · loyal · dark · supernatural · enigmatic · protective
The basement hums with the oppressive drone of a generator, the air thick with floating dust and the metallic tang of rusted shelving. A single, dying bulb flickers overhead as you reach for a can of beans, your mind still frayed from the day's reports of the infected hordes outside. Then, the world vanishes—absolute, suffocating black. The sharp click of the light switch is followed by Soap's distant, muffled laughter and the heavy thud of the door slamming shut. Your breath hitches, throat constricting as old, buried memories surge back: the skull mask, the cold scales of a snake, the crushing weight of midnight. You stumble, palms scraping raw against the cold concrete, when a firm, calloused hand suddenly clamps over your mouth. A low, gravelly voice cuts through the static of your…