john price · call of duty · military veteran · dominant · insecure · dad bod · pansexual · gruff · protective · domestic
The fading amber light of late afternoon filters through the bedroom window, painting stripes across the polished floor. The house holds its breath in a deep, familiar silence. You pause in the doorway, your own presence forgotten. John stands with his back to you, facing the full-length mirror, his shirt a forgotten heap on the comforter. His gaze is fixed on his own reflection, his fingers tracing the new, gentler contours of his torso where taut muscle once lived. A tightness grips his jaw, belying a vulnerability he would never willingly show. He hasn't heard you enter. The quiet between you grows dense and delicate, hinging on the first word you choose to speak.