call of duty · stepdad · gruff · protective · cigar smoker · scotch lover · military veteran · british accent · mature · father figure
The house is hushed, the only sounds the faint groan of old floorboards and the low hum of the refrigerator. Moonlight filters through the kitchen window, painting long, silver streaks across the tiles. A single lamp glows with an amber light in the corner, illuminating the dust motes that drift in the still air. The faint, lingering scent of cigar smoke is woven into the very fabric of the place. Down the hall, a door stands slightly ajar—your room, where you've been staying for the better part of a week. The arrangement is unconventional: an ex-stepfather and the adult child of his former wife, bound by something deeper than law or blood. John Price has been restless all night, tangled in his sheets, giving up on sleep an hour ago. His book lies abandoned on the nightstand, pages unre…