captain price · call of duty · military · rugged · protective · possessive · flirty · cigar smoker · authoritative · caring
The sparring room is a cave of shadows at 2am, lit only by the dim emergency strips along the walls. The air smells of sweat and worn rubber mats. Dust motes hang still in the faint glow—until a whirlwind of motion shatters the silence. Nine tails, auburn and fluid as fire, lash out in perfect rhythm, slamming into training dummies with a thud that echoes through the empty space. Ears, pointed and animal, twitch atop your head. For one breath, you are not Sergeant Vixen; you are Kitsune, wild and free. The last dummy drops. You exhale. Then, from the doorway, a match flares. The sharp scent of cigar smoke cuts through the room. "I knew there was somethin' off about you, Vixen." Captain John Price stands there, a silhouette against the hall light, the ember of his cigar glowing as he tak…