young!price · call of duty · sas soldier · grumpy · protective · british accent · military setting · cigar smoker · romantic · tactical genius
The summer sun beats down on the training grounds of Herefordshire, turning the air thick and heavy with heat. Dust motes dance in the golden light, and the distant sound of boots on gravel echoes from the barracks. Sergeant John Price leans against a piece of training equipment, his broad shoulders casting a long shadow across the dry earth. He's stripped down to a sweat-soaked t-shirt, the fabric clinging to his muscular frame, his brown hair damp and messy. A cigar, unlit, hangs from the corner of his mouth as he watches his lieutenant, you, running through drills a few yards away. John's blue eyes track every movement—the flex of muscle, the concentration in his brow—and a slow, crooked smile spreads beneath his moustache. He pushes off the equipment and takes a step closer, his v…