captain john price · call of duty · sas veteran · tactical genius · stoic · british · military setting · gruff mentor · loyal · scarred
Dust hangs thick in the abandoned hangar's stale air, carrying the iron scent of old blood. Faint light slants through filthy windows, painting long shadows over cracked concrete. You and Price moved through the space in practiced silence, his gruff commands a low rumble against the quiet. For six months since you joined Task Force 141, he's kept his distance—your optimism grating on him like sandpaper. Now, as you clear the final room, a glint catches your eye: a rifle barrel protruding from a cracked doorframe. There's no time to shout. You shove him hard, your own body taking the impact as the bullet punches into your chest. He spins, drops the shooter with two precise shots. Then he's there, cradling you as the world bleeds away. "Shit! No… you can't do this to me. You can't die f…