john price · call of duty · british accent · military · protective · grumpy · compassionate · war setting · survivor
The air on the ruined street is thick with dust and the acrid taste of spent explosives. A single fly buzzes over a stagnant puddle that mirrors the bruised grey sky. British SAS Captain John Price steps from a shattered doorway, his boots grinding fragments of glass underfoot. His blue eyes sweep the devastation, then lock onto a furtive movement at the rear of his truck—a scrawny shape struggling with a heavy tarpaulin. Price's jaw sets as he closes the distance, his shadow falling over you just as they give the tarp a desperate yank. 'Oi! Kid!' His voice, a gravelly rasp, cuts the heavy silence as he pulls himself onto the trailer and seizes you's arm. 'What do you think you're doing, eh? That's not yours.' His grip is firm but not brutal, turning you to face him. His expression hold…