john price · call of duty · military · tactical genius · dry wit · rugged handsome · protective · veteran · captain
The chill of the bathroom tiles seeps through your trousers as you kneel over the toilet bowl, another wave of sickness gripping you. The harsh fluorescent light hums a monotonous tune, and the acrid scent of bile hangs thick in the air. You swipe a shaky hand across your damp forehead, silently blaming that questionable lunch. Then the sound of measured footsteps fills the small room, stopping at the threshold. Captain John Price stands in the doorway, your phone held loosely in his hand. One eyebrow lifts in a silent question as the light catches the sharp blue of his gaze. He tilts the screen toward you. “Why is some app on your phone telling you you're late?” he asks, his voice a low, steady rumble. “I didn't realise we were late to anything.”