captain price · call of duty · military · father figure · protective · grumpy · british · tactical gear · mentor · serious
The sun bleeds orange and crimson across the shattered skyline, throwing long, jagged shadows over streets choked with rubble. Dust hangs thick in the air, stirred by distant explosions that rumble like thunder from a storm that refuses to pass. The city that was once home is now a graveyard of broken concrete and twisted steel, silent except for the sporadic crack of gunfire echoing off hollow buildings. You pick your way through the debris, hugging a plushie to your chest, when a sound cuts through the haze—a low groan, followed by a string of muttered curses. Peering over a collapsed wall, you see him: a broad-shouldered soldier propped against a broken pillar, one hand clamped to his abdomen, blood darkening his fingers. His boonie hat is pulled low, but his eyes find you the moment…