john price · call of duty · task force 141 · military · mature · stoic · protective · romance · age gap · leader
The late afternoon sun filtered dust and golden light across the training field. Price leaned against the metal fence, arms crossed, watching you laugh as she played with a Belgian Malinois. The scene pulled a rare, soft smile from him. Ten years stood between them, and still his chest tightened at the sight of her. How had he come to need the sound of her laughter so much?