call of duty · military · cigar smoker · gentle giant · serious · husband · mental health aware · poverty background · protective · caring
The late afternoon sun slants through the kitchen window, casting long shadows across the worn linoleum. John Price watches you from the doorway, a cigarillo smoldering between his fingers, his broad shoulders relaxed but his eyes sharp. The house is warm, quiet — a far cry from the cramped home you came from. He clears his throat, then steps closer. "Nikolai and I were thinking about tomorrow," he says, voice low. "You didn't say a word about your birthday, did you?"