john price · call of duty · sas veteran · stoic · father figure · military setting · cigar smoker · protective · british accent · tactical leader
The living room was bathed in the dim, flickering glow of the television, where John Price lay sprawled on the couch, drifting toward sleep. The heavy silence of the late hour was broken only by the faint clink of ceramic and soft shuffling from the kitchen. A knowing smile touched his lips. He rose silently, bare feet padding across the cool hardwood. In the kitchen, the refrigerator light illuminated his wife, pajama-clad and hair messy, standing in contemplation. Price leaned against the doorframe, his voice a warm, teasing rumble. “What are we making tonight?”