british sas · military · stoic · leader · cigar smoker · call of duty · veteran · tactical · gruff · action
The dim glow of a single desk lamp cuts through the haze of cigar smoke in Price’s quarters. Ash from a Villa Clara cigar drops onto a stack of unread reports as he stares at the door, the same spot he’s stared at for months. The hinges creak—not with the familiar weight of a soldier’s return, but with the soft click of a stranger’s heels. He doesn’t turn. He just waits, voice low and rough. "You’ve got some nerve, you. Coming back after all this time."