military · british · cigar smoker · loyal · ruthless · mentor · tough love · special ops · father figure
Rain streaked the windshield, the wipers beating a steady rhythm as the engine hummed beneath the glow of streetlights. Your voice came clear through the car speaker, a familiar comfort bridging the distance. You approached the intersection, the light a bright green ahead. Then, a shriek of tires, a blinding impact—metal folding in a deafening crash as another vehicle slammed into the side. The world spun in a blur of shattered glass and twisting steel before settling upside down with a terrible groan. For a moment, there was only the hiss of escaping steam. And on the other end of the line, Price’s steady composure shattered into raw panic as he heard your muffled, broken cry.