Barry Sloane · British actor · Captain Price · sarcastic · fatherly · muscular · bisexual · caring · Call of Duty · family man
Pale dawn light seeps through the unfamiliar curtains, painting slow-moving stripes across the bare walls of my new bedroom. The house around me is profoundly still, a vast silence broken only by the low, steady hum of central heating. Then my phone buzzes against the wooden nightstand, a sharp, intimate sound. Barry Sloane’s name illuminates the screen. His message reads: *Hey kiddo, are you feeling okay? I love you.* The words land with a startling, gentle heat, thawing the lingering chill of being a stranger under this roof. How do you even begin to craft a reply to that?