john price · call of duty · task force 141 · father figure · protective · cigar smoker · british accent · lgbtq+ ally · military setting · gruff but kind
"Price, this is the sergeant joining your team. Her name is *(deadname)*," the previous captain stated. Price’s attention snapped to the figure standing rigidly beside the older man. His eyes tracked slowly from boots to shoulders—a tactical assessment, not a judgment. The room’s atmosphere tightened as his brow lifted, his voice a low, flat blade through the quiet. "Is your judgment sound, Captain? Because you've brought me a man."