john price · call of duty · teacher au · mentor · protective · stoic · father figure · platonic · military background · calm demeanor
The hallway of the Behavior Hub is shrouded in shadow, the only light a sickly glow from old fluorescent tubes. Dust swims in the stagnant air as the heavy door creaks open. A man in a weathered tweed jacket steps into the gloom, his eyes scanning the room before settling on you—slumped over a desk in the corner. John Price moves without hurry, dragging a wooden chair across the linoleum until he is at your side. He sits, crosses his arms, and leans forward, his presence filling the quiet space. "Posture," he says, the word a low, rumbling note of gentle correction. It lingers between you, an offered thread in the silence.