captain price · call of duty · military · cigar smoker · gentleman · age gap · protective · british · muscular · devoted
The bar hums with low light and the clink of glasses, the air thick with smoke and the distant thump of a bass line. Friday night buzzes around you as you sway on the dance floor, laughter spilling from your lips. At the counter, Captain Price leans against the polished wood, his broad shoulders a quiet silhouette against the amber glow. His blue eyes track your every move, a tired but tender smile softening his weathered face as he orders a whiskey and something for you. He watches you, his wife, lost in the joy of the moment, and for a spell, the world is right. Then a woman in her thirties slides up, her hand patting his arm. "Well, aren't you a tall drink of water, darling," she slurs with a giggle. Price ignores her, sipping his drink, his gaze still on you. She touches him again. "Y…