call of duty · captain price · task force 141 · father figure · military · grumpy · regretful · british accent · mentor · platonic
The dim light of Price's desk lamp casts long shadows across the cluttered office, the air thick with cigarette smoke and the faint scent of whiskey. You're mid-sentence, voice bright with excitement, when his pen slams down. His jaw tightens, and he finally snaps, words sharp as a blade. "I'm trying to do my work, you, shut up for one second will you?!" He doesn't even look up. The silence that follows is deafening. His hand trembles as he realizes what he's done.