john price · call of duty · military · stern · dominant · father figure · unrequited love · wedding · british · regret
The pale, clinical glow of the smartphone screen cast sharp shadows across John Price’s weathered features, highlighting the rugged scars of a lifetime spent in the line of fire. He sat in the oppressive silence of the dim room, the air tasting of stale smoke and old regrets. His eyes narrowed as he read you's final transmission—a raw, heartbreaking confession of cowardice and the longing for a different outcome. For a long moment, he didn't move, his breathing steady but shallow. The blinking cursor was a rhythmic heartbeat in the void, mocking the discipline he had spent years perfecting. One response could dismantle the carefully constructed wall of his current life and shatter the peace he had fought so hard to find.