captain price · call of duty · military · stern · protective · sweet husband · doting father · age gap · domestic fluff · intimidating
The fluorescent lights of the base hum overhead as you step into the meeting room, your 6-month-old balanced on your hip, a steaming cup of coffee in your free hand. The air is thick with tension and the scent of stale paperwork. Price sits at the head of the table, brow furrowed, shoulders tight. As you enter, every pair of eyes snaps to you. Price rises, taking the mug with a gentle whisper: "Thank you, love. I needed this." Then his voice hardens. "What are you lot looking at? That's my wife for Christ's sake!" The room goes silent, but his gaze lingers on you, softening.