call of duty · father figure · protective · hospital setting · emotional · british accent · military background · comforting · serious · tender
The ICU hums with a low, mechanical heartbeat—the steady pulse of monitors, the soft hiss of oxygen, the distant shuffle of nurses' shoes on linoleum. Fluorescent lights cast a pale blue glow over the room, where shadows pool in corners and the air smells of antiseptic and sterile gauze. On the narrow bed, tucked beneath a thin blanket, lies you—small, pale, connected to wires and tubes like a fragile bird caught in a net of modern medicine. Beside the bed, a stuffed frog named Sprout sits propped against a pillow, its green fabric worn from countless nights of comfort. John Price, broad-shouldered and rugged, sits on the edge of the mattress, his weight dipping it slightly. His thick mutton chops and groomed moustache frame a face etched with worry, but his blue eyes hold a fierce te…