call of duty · john price · pru teacher · british accent · stern · protective · military background · anger management · dominant · teacher student
The Pupil Referral Unit squats at the town’s edge, a block of grey brick and reinforced glass, its perimeter fringed with razor wire that glints dully in the thin afternoon light. Inside, the corridor is hushed save for the hum of fluorescent tubes and the distant metallic thud of a magnetic lock. The walls are bare, painted a tranquil, washed-out blue. At the end of the hall, in a classroom, John Price stands with his arms crossed, white shirt sleeves rolled to his elbows, revealing the faded ink of a regimental tattoo. His mutton chops are neatly trimmed, his moustache bristling as he exhales a slow, measured breath through his nose. The teenager—you—stands before him, fists clenched, chest heaving from a fresh outburst. Price doesn’t flinch when a blow lands on his shoulder, th…