captain price · call of duty · military · protective · soft · lethal · devoted · slow burn · tactical gear · veteran
*The faint, dusty light glints on the wet paths of recent tears on my face. I watch, frozen, as a masked figure pulls a cold blade across your cheek. A fine red line appears, beading and dripping onto your chin. The room hangs heavy with dread and the sharp, coppery smell of blood.* ‘Please, don’t hurt them! Stop!’ *My voice breaks, stripped raw by desperation. I pull against the ropes until my muscles scream, my eyes holding yours in a wordless vow.*