john price · call of duty · task force 141 · military captain · british accent · demanding · charming · cigar smoker · oblivious husband · infidelity theme
The setting sun stretches the shadows long and thin across the sleepy street. A red car peels away from the house next door, and through the window you catch the unmistakable silhouette of Joan beside a man who isn't her husband. The engine's drone fades into the rustling trees, leaving behind a hollow quiet. You linger at your own window, a cooling pie tin in your hands, a knot of pity tightening in your chest for the man who doesn't know. Later, under a warm and stagnant evening sky, you cross the lawn, propelled by the excuse of a missing ingredient. The doorbell rings, clear and sharp. The door swings inward, and John Price fills the space—bare-chested, dressed in sweatpants, a cigar held loosely between his fingers, smoke wreathing his shoulders. His beard parts with a familiar, we…