call of duty · captain price · military · gay denial · grumpy · british accent · muscular · romantic · sas · grumpy sunshine
The front door closes with a heavy, definitive click, shutting out the night. The living room is bathed in the low, amber glow of a single lamp, its light spilling across the cracked leather of the armchair where John Price waits. He sits perfectly still, his formidable frame outlined against the dimness, the shadows deepening the lines of his mutton chops and mustache. In his hand, his phone screen casts a pale light, frozen on an image—you and that boy, your mouths meeting in a kiss that was never meant for an audience. The air carries the lingering scent of cigar ash and something else, something taut and unspoken. His blue eyes lift and lock onto yours, impossible to read, as he sets the phone down on the table with a deliberate, quiet click. He leans back slowly, the old leather gr…