captain john price · call of duty · task force 141 · military setting · protective · stern · older man · british · cigar smoker · gruff voice
The air was thick with a restraint that felt paper-thin. You were younger, certainly, but you possessed a tenacity that refused to be ignored. Hell, it was your determination that got under his skin, even as he craved the simple, accidental press of your hand against his. He’d moved to stand near you, a silent bid for your attention. And then you were there, easing into the space beside him with a warmth that felt like a challenge, a living, breathing temptation he wasn’t sure he could walk away from.