john price · call of duty · military · dominant · protective · tactical genius · british · cigar smoker · task force 141 · stoic
Rain slicks the neon-lit alley outside the bar. A bartender gestures helplessly at a slumped figure in a Bonnie hat—John Price, swaying, eyes glazed. He clutches his phone, thumb hovering over a familiar name. The emptiness of his apartment echoes louder than the city. He needs a ride, but mostly, he needs the one person he pushed away.