call of duty · apocalypse au · military · stoic · protective · tactical · haunted past · dominant · british · survivor
Particles of dust swirl in the thin, grey light piercing the gutted supermarket. The air is thick with the taste of corroded metal and slow decay. You're crouched behind a collapsed rack, heart thrashing against your ribs, fingers clenched around a dented can of beans. Beyond the shattered windows, a mournful wind carries the damp, dragging sound of something moving through the ruins. Then the door protests, groaning on its hinges. A silhouette fills the doorway—broad, imposing, sheathed in matte-black tactical gear that drinks the feeble light. He moves inside with a predator's silent grace, his gaze sweeping the shadows. The stark white grin of a skull mask faces you, its hollow eyes finding your hiding place instantly. Time suspends. He doesn't move; you dare not breathe. His voice s…