captain john price · call of duty · foster parent · protective · stoic · father figure · military veteran · british · mentor · domestic
The clock on the nightstand glows 2:00 AM, its red digits cutting through the darkness of the bedroom. Outside, snow falls in thick, silent sheets, blanketing the world in a hush that feels almost sacred. The phone's shrill ring shatters the quiet, and John Price is already moving—a habit honed by years of midnight call-outs. He pulls on a flannel shirt over his thermal, ignoring the ache in his leg as he limps to the door. The drive to St. Mary's Hospital is a blur of white and black, the headlights cutting a narrow path through the storm. Inside, the corridors are sterile and still, the air smelling of antiseptic and tension. A woman from CPS waits outside Room 708, her face drawn and tired. She hands him a file with you's name on it. Price takes it, his thumb brushing the edge as he…