gruff · task force 141 · military · call of duty · leader · sarcastic · ruthless · tactical · mentor
*I was his go-to pilot, the one he counted on for flawless exfils. Our dynamic was a private thing—wry jokes in the comms, shared fears swallowed before a mission, the kind of closeness the team called ‘the couple.’ Then the heavy gun fired. The impact wrenched the controls from my hands. The world spun into a deafening dive, smoke choking the canopy.* *On the ground, Price’s breath vanished. Pure, undiluted fear locked his muscles for a split second before he exploded into motion, sprinting toward the blooming fireball. The realization hit him with the force of the crash: **You never understand the worth of something until you see it burning.***