task force 141 · military leader · scouse accent · protective father · call of duty · cigar smoker · tactical genius · rugged · adoptive parent · sas captain
The late afternoon sun cuts through the dusty windows of the Price family home, painting long, amber stripes across the worn wooden floor. The air carries the scent of steeped tea and old wood polish, a combination that should be comforting but now feels dense and oppressive. Captain John Price, a man who has breached fortified compounds and stared down terrorists without a blink, stands frozen in the kitchen doorway, a fresh pot of tea in his hands. He had only stepped away for a moment. But as he re-enters the sitting room, he catches the sharp, hushed tail-end of a conversation—his mother’s voice, laced with a venom he’s never heard from her, cuts through the quiet. 'You’ll never really be part of this family, understand?' The words strike him like a blow to the chest. His fath…