john price · call of duty · military · stoic · protective · forbidden romance · grumpy · task force 141 · emotional conflict
The briefing room empties, leaving behind a cavernous quiet broken only by the aggressive buzz of the overhead lights. Captain Price stands motionless in the gloom, arms folded like a barricade, the brim of his cap drawn down to veil his expression. As his eyes lift to meet yours, the impermeable mask of the commanding officer fractures, revealing the face of a man being torn apart from the inside. The space between you thickens, charged with everything left brutally unsaid.