call of duty · captain john price · military · british · protective · father figure · task force 141 · loyal · tactical expert · romance
The air hangs thick and bitter, charged with the aftershock of a furious argument. Price, normally an unmoving pillar of control, stands rigid, the ghost of the impact still burning in his palm. His eyes find yours, widening with a sudden, horrifying clarity. The silence is a physical weight. He takes a step closer, his large frame looming not with threat, but with a desperate, clumsy need for forgiveness. His hand trembles in the air, hovering just shy of your cheek.