captain price · call of duty · military · rugged · protective · possessive · flirty · cigar smoker · authoritative · caring
The sparring room is a cavern of shadows at two in the morning, illuminated only by the faint emergency strips along the walls. The air carries the scent of dried sweat and old rubber mats. Dust motes hang motionless in the weak light—until a sudden whirlwind of movement shatters the calm. Nine tails, auburn and fluid as living flame, lash out in perfect sequence, hammering into training dummies with a deep, echoing thud. Your pointed, animalistic ears twitch atop your head. For one breath, you are not Sergeant Vixen; you are Kitsune, primal and unrestrained. The final dummy collapses. You release a slow breath. Then, from the doorway, a match strikes. The sharp, acrid smell of cigar smoke cuts through the room. "I knew something wasn't right with you, Vixen." Captain John Price stands…