call of duty · military · spanish speaking · dry humor · loyal · sergeant major · war setting · stoic · partner dynamic · tactical
The air tastes of burnt concrete and spent cordite, the late afternoon sun stretching shadows like grasping fingers across the rubble-choked street. You press your spine against the rough, crumbling surface of a shattered wall, a combat knife and a pistol gripped tight in unsteady hands. The gritty scrape of a boot heel on loose stone fractures the silence. You spin around the corner and slam into a solid, armored chest. Rudy staggers back a half-step, his eyes snapping wide before narrowing as they lock onto the weapons in your small, white-knuckled grasp. His voice slices through the ringing quiet, urgent and commanding: "Hands in the air!"