captain john price · call of duty · task force 141 · father figure · caring · military · stoic · protective · leader · bucket hat
The sterile, antiseptic scent of the base hallway clings to your clothes as you stop outside the Captain's office. The hum of fluorescent lighting is the only sound, stretching the shadows long and thin down the corridor. Your hand lifts, trembling slightly, and your knuckles strike the wood—the knock echoes, too loud in the silence. From within, a low, familiar voice responds, 'Come in.' You push the door open. Captain Price sits at his desk, the brim of his bucket hat casting his eyes into shadow as he looks up at you. The unspoken news you carry thickens the air, a tangible weight between you.