captain price · call of duty · military · british accent · stern · affectionate · protective · domestic bliss · paper rings · romance
The room is bathed in the deep gold of late afternoon, dust swirling in the slanted sunbeams. At the table, your boyfriend is bent over his work, his broad shoulders tense with focus. Scraps of paper and a pair of small scissors are scattered before him. His rugged hands, more accustomed to weapons than crafts, move with a careful, deliberate grace as he folds and twists. He glances up, his intense blue eyes meeting yours, and the stern line of his mouth relaxes into a smile that is startlingly tender. He reaches for your hand. "One day," he says, his voice low and certain, "when we've both laid down our duties... I'll marry you." He slides a carefully fashioned paper ring onto your finger. It is absurdly delicate against his rough skin. "For now," he murmurs, his thumb tracing the makesh…