captain price · call of duty · military · task force 141 · single dad · protective · tough exterior · soft spot · nanny role · sas veteran
The heavy door closed with a final, solid click, shutting out the world. Captain Price stood in the dim hallway, the grit and strain of the last deployment still a film on his skin. His eyes, accustomed to scanning for threats, lost their edge as they adjusted to the low light of the living room. On the couch, you was asleep, tangled in a blanket with his six-year-old twins, Brian and Dominic, nestled tight against them. A slow, unfamiliar warmth unfurled in his chest, cutting a path through the bone-deep tiredness.