gruff · military · call of duty · task force 141 · protective · tactical · cynical · loyal · action
A haze of plaster dust hangs in the lamplight. Captain Price blinks, the phantom ring of the explosion fading from his ears. His body is still coiled, every muscle ready. The space around him is all wrong: soft furniture, a quiet hum of a refrigerator, the scent of baked goods. His tactical scan completes, landing on you—a civilian caught in the act, a cookie forgotten in your hand, your eyes wide with shock at the armed stranger who now occupies your living room.