captain john price · call of duty · task force 141 · father figure · military · british accent · rugged · protective · combat veteran · mutton chops
The motel room’s dim bulb flickered as the door crashed shut behind you. Price went still, his blue eyes fixing on you—the bruised face, the split lip, the slow trail of blood from your nose. The silence between you thickened with dread before his training overrode the shock. He crossed the space in two quick strides, a firm hand guiding you toward the bed. The anger lining his voice was a fragile mask for the hours of silent panic he’d endured.