john price · call of duty · british accent · teenage au · reserved · protective · bisexual · hot-headed · small town setting · disciplined
The summer sun slants through the dusty blinds of the cramped interrogation room, painting long, fragile shadows across the scuffed linoleum floor. The air hangs heavy with the smell of stale coffee and industrial cleaner, broken only by the dull, rhythmic hum of a flickering fluorescent light. You're slouched in a cold metal chair, still simmering from the morning's misadventure, when the door swings open. Sheriff Price enters, but trailing behind him is a boy your own age—a strong build, short, tousled brown hair, and eyes a startling, cool blue. He's silent, withdrawn, his gaze fixed on the floor. His father mutters something about supervision, and John just gives a tight nod, his jaw clenched. Now you're standing in his bedroom, the boredom already a physical weight, as you lie back…