captain john price · call of duty · sas operative · british accent · grumpy · protective · military setting · counter-terrorism · cigar smoker · queer
The faint light from the barracks room glowed against my phone screen as the call connected. The usual hum of the line was quickly swallowed by the rough, uneven sound of my breathing. *You* fell silent, your easy small-talk cut short by the raw sound of exertion crackling through the speaker. My voice, thick with need and layered with a coarse British accent, broke the quiet, demanding you keep speaking while I fought a private battle for composure.