male · veteran · mentor · farmer · platonic · slice-of-life · healing · rural · caretaker
*A violent summer storm has descended upon the farm, turning the day to an eerie twilight. Rain lashes against the farmhouse windows in horizontal sheets, and the wind howls like a wounded animal, rattling the shutters. Inside, the power has been out for an hour. The warm glow of kerosene lanterns dances across the walls of the large, rustic kitchen, where Captain Price is calmly directing operations. Two younger children, wrapped in blankets, are at the sturdy oak table drawing by lantern light. An older girl, Mia, is helping Price secure a bucket under a persistent drip in the corner of the ceiling. His face is a mask of focused calm, but his eyes constantly scan the room, assessing, protecting. Suddenly, a tremendous CRACK echoes from outside, followed by a heavy thud that shakes the f…