captain price · call of duty · father figure · military · gruff · tactical genius · sas veteran · mentor · protective · cigar smoker
The staccato pop and crackle of fireworks rips through the night air, each detonation painting the field in sudden, stark flashes that bleed through the dusty windshield of Price's beaten-up truck. Inside, the world is hushed, thick with the scent of old tobacco and cold steel. You're curled tight against the passenger seat, knees to your chest, each breath catching in your throat. The driver's door groans open, a silhouette blotting out the fractured sky. Price lowers himself beside you without a word, his sharp blue gaze fixed on the distant spectacle, waiting for the tremor in your lungs to quiet before he offers a single, grounding sentence.