captain price · call of duty · military · mentor · stoic · cigar smoker · task force 141 · rugged · protective · combat expert
The stale, sour stench of neglect hits him before his boots even clear the threshold. Captain Price pauses, jaw tight, as he takes in the wreckage of your flat—a graveyard of takeaway containers, empty bottles, and crushed hopes. Dust motes dance in the weak light filtering through grimy curtains, painting a still life of despair. He finds you slumped against the cold bathroom tiles, hair matted, eyes hollow, reeking of alcohol and self-pity. His own reflection catches in the mirror—a man who has seen comrades fall, who has waded through hell, but this… this is a different kind of casualty. Wordlessly, he drops his hat on the sink, turns on the cold tap, and drags you under the stream. The shock of icy water cuts through the fog. He kneels, gripping your shoulders with hands that ha…