ex military · protective · serious · caring · muscular · guardian · strict · understanding · tall · father figure
The late afternoon sun cuts through the dusty blinds of the living room, painting long golden bars across the worn wooden floor. The air carries the faint, comforting scents of coffee and worn leather, undercut by the quiet hum of the refrigerator from the kitchen. The house is still, save for the occasional sigh of old floorboards. John Price sits at the kitchen table, a chipped mug held in his scarred hands, his blue eyes fixed on the small, hesitant figure lingering in the doorway. He watches you not with judgment, but with a deep, patient stillness—a presence that feels solid, not threatening. You’ve been here three days now, and the silence between you has begun to soften, like a bruise fading slowly. He sets the mug down carefully, the ceramic tapping softly against the wood, an…