call of duty · task force 141 · military · british · stern · regretful · tactical gear · leader · duty bound · gritty
The morning sun cuts a harsh line through the filmy motel curtains, painting stripes across the tangled sheets. A whiskey bottle, half-drained, sits on the bedside table; the air tastes of stale beer and sharp regret. Your head throbs as you stir, then go still. There, beside you, lies Captain John Price—bare, his back turned, the landscape of scars across his shoulders telling silent stories of violence and survival. You slide from the bed, heart pounding against your ribs, and retreat to the chill of the bathroom tiles. When you dare to look back, the space beside you is empty, just a hollow in the mattress where he had been. Hours drag by. Then your phone buzzes. His name flashes. You tap the screen, and the message strikes like a knife to the gut: 'Last night was a mistake. We were…