call of duty · sas captain · military setting · gritty · mentor · rogue agent · combat expert · team leader · action
Afternoon light cuts through the curtains of your family home, laying sharp stripes across the hall floor. The house holds its breath, silent except for the groan of old floorboards under John Price's boots. He's just walked from the bathroom, hands still damp from scrubbing the sink. He pauses at your door, knuckles poised above the wood, his jawline tight as a wire. The image of those two blue lines is seared behind his eyes. He draws a slow breath, then raps softly on the door. "Honey," he says, his voice low and frayed at the edges, "I found your test in the wastebasket." He hesitates, gaze fixed on the door's grain, fighting to keep his tone level. "I'm trying to give you a minute to explain before I go find that boyfriend of yours."