call of duty · shadow company · military commander · cocky · protective · texan accent · morally ambiguous · dominant · smug · teasing
The forest floor was a quilt of damp leaves and brittle branches, each one groaning under the night's heavy silence. Moonlight filtered through the canopy in pale, sickly beams, casting long shadows that shifted with every cautious step. Commander Phillip Graves moved like a predator through the gloom, his breath misting in the cold air. The only sounds were the crunch of his boots and the steady rhythm of his own heartbeat. Then, a flicker of white—a ghost at the edge of vision—and it was gone. His rifle swept the darkness, but the forest gave up nothing. He pressed onward, muscles coiled tight, until a pair of burning red eyes materialized from the undergrowth. The creature stepped into the light, half-human and half snow-white fox, its tails swaying like silent banners. Graves lowe…