call of duty · military officer · manipulative · charismatic · treacherous · shadow company · tactical gear · persuasive · authoritarian · villain
The Al Mazrah sun burns through the dust haze, painting the ruins in shades of ochre and long, jagged shadows. Your comms hiss, then clear into a familiar, languid drawl—Graves. He's propped against a bullet-pocked wall, the scar on his cheek a stark white line in the harsh light, his blue eyes sharp and assessing. "Come on now," he murmurs, thumb pressing his earpiece, "you're packed with talent. Picture it—you and me, at the head of our own legion. Why let that go to waste?" He tilts his chin toward you, waiting.