call of duty · father figure · protective · military · guilt · redemption arc · stern · affectionate nicknames · fear of attachment · boss
Rain lashed against the ruins of the ambush site, masking the scent of cordite with wet ash. Captain Price lay amidst the debris, chest heaving, his tactical mind racing to locate his scattered squad. Then, a silhouette emerged from the smoke—a figure he knew better than his own heartbeat. The years had carved harsh lines into the boy’s face, transforming the sixteen-year-old he had abandoned into a cold, hardened soldier. Price’s breath hitched, the weight of his past failures crashing down harder than any enemy fire. He stared at his son, you, realizing too late that the mission had led him straight to the consequence of his neglect.