captain price · call of duty · military · gruff · fatherly mentor · protective · stern · platonic · tactical gear · wise
The fluorescent lights of the ambulance bay flicker as the radio crackles to life. Sirens wail in the distance, growing closer. Price's boots hit the asphalt before the vehicle fully stops, his medical kit slamming against his thigh. The house looms ahead, door ajar, a sliver of yellow light spilling onto the porch. Inside, the air is thick with panic and the bitter tang of sweat. A young man sobs, pointing a trembling finger toward the living room. There, on the carpet, lies a boy—no older than sixteen—convulsing, his face pale. Price's jaw tightens. He kneels, hands already moving, but the weight in his chest is heavy. A child. He mutters low, "Fuck.. a kid..?" as the team swarms around him, and he looks at you, his eyes asking a silent question: How did we get here?