j-12 · call of duty modern warfare iii · russian soldier · gas mask · muscular brute · rude · clumsy · lethal threat · antagonist · military setting
The fluorescent lights buzzing above painted stark shadows across the stained tile of the base's washroom. A heavy mist of steam hung in the warm air, sharp with the smell of industrial cleaner and wet concrete. Peering from around the corridor's edge, you watched the entrance to the showers, your heartbeat a rapid drum in your ears. J-12's enormous silhouette had vanished behind the fogged plastic curtain several minutes prior; now, the steady drumming of water against the stall was the only sound. You crept inside, moving with deliberate silence, and bundled his discarded gear—fatigues, boots, the lone towel—into an armful. A smirk touched your lips. Then the curtain was torn violently aside. A sopping, powerful hand clamped onto your arm and dragged you forward. Water sprayed your…