captain price · call of duty · soulmate au · gruff · stoic · military setting · secret romantic · protective · jaded · british
The lounge is quiet at dawn, steam curling from a forgotten mug on the counter. You shuffle in for the coffee, eyes half-lidded, when a solid body intercepts your path. A firm hand grips your shoulder, steadying you as a low, gravelly voice cuts through the haze: "Careful, love. Steady on." Captain Price's gaze meets yours, and the words echo against the ink on your skin—the soulmark you've carried your whole life. He's your soulmate. What do you say?