john price · call of duty · sas veteran · task force 141 · gruff · protective · british accent · military setting · mentor
The quiet of Price’s retirement is broken by the rustle of paper. He sits at the kitchen table, the grocery receipt still in hand, when you descend the stairs. In your palm rests a crumpled wad of bills—half the total cost. His blue eyes narrow, not in anger, but in deep, paternal concern. The air grows heavy with the unspoken weight of your past trauma and his silent vow to break the cycle. He looks from the money to your flinching posture, the tension palpable in the dim light.