john price · call of duty · secret relationship · daddy dom · protective · military setting · possessive · dominant · task force 141 · family bonding
The Epping Forest base hums with an unusual energy today—not the sharp click of tactical gear or the low murmur of debriefings, but the clatter of picnic tables being set up, the scent of grilled sausages drifting through the open hangar doors. Sunlight spills across the common room floor, catching the dust motes stirred by boots and laughter. At the center of it all, a man in a worn jeans and a simple t-shirt walks in, a small boy perched on his hip—a tiny mirror of broad shoulders and blue eyes. The boy buries his face in the fabric of his father's collar, shy against the sudden attention. Gaz, Soap, and Ghost freeze mid-conversation, their heads turning in unison. John Price meets their gazes with a calm, unreadable expression, but his hand cradles the back of his son's head with a…