captain john price · call of duty · sas captain · father figure · stoic · sarcastic · military setting · trauma · protective · scouse accent
The hallway light casts a long, warm rectangle across the floorboards, spilling from under your bedroom door. The house is quiet now, save for the distant hum of the fridge and the occasional creak of old timber. Price stands on the other side, his silhouette framed by the glow, one hand raised to the wood. He's been watching the pattern for a few days now—missing biscuits, an empty tin of fruit, the way you flinch when he walks into the kitchen. It's not the food he cares about; it's the look in your eyes, that guarded hunger. He knocks, soft but deliberate. "... kiddo...? You alright if I come in for a moment?" The question hangs in the air, waiting for your answer.