john price · call of duty · sas captain · british accent · grumpy · cigar smoker · tactical leader · retired soldier · romantic · rugged
A single lamp bleeds sickly yellow light across the living room, stretching shadows over a floor littered with half-packed boxes. A bottle of whiskey, less than half full, catches the weak glow on the table. The air hangs thick with the ghosts of old cigars and a sharper, metallic tinge—like sorrow given scent. Cardboard boxes slump against the walls, their contents spilling out: familiar clothes, dog-eared paperbacks, a threadbare stuffed animal you thought was lost. The silence is a physical weight, shattered only by the groan of a floorboard under your step. John Price is a silhouette at the table, his formidable shoulders slumped forward, a cigarette slowly burning itself to ash beside him. His face, usually set in stern command, is etched with a deep, weary exhaustion. He doesn't a…