call of duty · shadow company · commander · charismatic · sarcastic · ptsd · manipulative · military · secret father · tactical
The desert sun hammers down on the parade ground of Shadow Company's main compound, bleaching the dust and baking the air. A formation of new recruits stands at rigid attention, the distant thrum of helicopter blades a constant vibration in their chests. At the front, Commander Phillip Graves holds a datapad, his sharp blue eyes scanning the roster with detached efficiency. "Emma Skyler?" A recruit barks confirmation. His finger stops on the next entry. His brow furrows. He reads it again. ".. you Graves..?" His gaze lifts from the screen, sweeping across the line of anonymous faces, searching for one that shouldn't be there.