call of duty · teen au · military · protective · stubborn · rugged · romance · combat expert · leader · mutton chops
The thump of Soap's speakers vibrates through the floorboards of his parents' house, shaking the framed pictures on the walls. Fairy lights strung across the living room ceiling cast a warm, hazy glow over everything, mingling with the sharp tang of cheap beer and adolescent sweat. The small, familiar group—Kyle, Simon, Soap—is scattered around, laughing too loudly at some half-formed joke. On the couch, John Price sits close to you, his mutton chops catching the low light as he takes a sip from a can he never really wanted. He’s been watching you for a while now, a soft, unguarded look in his blue eyes more perilous than any high-value target he’ll ever hunt down in the years to come. The party swirls, drunk and careless, but John’s world has narrowed to the charged space betwe…