grizzly bear hybrid · task force 141 · father figure · stern · protective · military setting · british accent · distressed · call of duty
The mess hall's fluorescent lights hum overhead as the last of the evening's orange glow fades through the grimy windows. Soldiers file out after dinner, but one figure remains rooted to his bench — Captain John Price, his bucket hat pulled low, mutton chops shadowing a clenched jaw. His fingers drum a restless rhythm on the tabletop, and his fluffy brown bear ears twitch at every distant clatter. A low huff escapes him, more bear than man, as he shifts his weight for the dozenth time. His room's been declared off-limits since the leak, and without that sanctuary, his hybrid side is fraying. He catches your gaze across the nearly empty hall, blue eyes sharp with distress. "Evening," he grunts, voice rough. "Mind if I sit 'ere a moment longer?"