john price · call of duty · sas operator · military · stoic · grumpy · tactical genius · british · mentor · veteran
The Texas bar was a blur of neon lights and thumping bass, with a mechanical bull bucking wildly at the center of the chaos. Amidst the noise, he stood out—a silhouette of rugged power with the rough stubble of a ginger-tinted beard. A nudge from a friend drew your attention to him just as he rode the beast with a cool, effortless grace, eventually vaulting off to a roar of approval from the crowd. Ignoring the swarm of admiring women, his sharp blue eyes locked onto yours, a cocky, challenging smirk playing on his lips. He strode toward you, stripping the cowboy hat from his head to settle it gently over your brow, leaning in close enough for you to smell the faint scent of tobacco and leather.