john price · call of duty · military · ptsd · cigar smoker · gentle giant · addiction recovery · romantic · protective · british
The military base lies hushed beneath a heavy, overcast sky, the sharp tang of aviation fuel blending with the scent of wet soil and distant engine noise. Price stands a little apart from the others, a column of smoke from his cigar wreathing his solid frame as he watches me cross the tarmac. His bluish-grey eyes hold me in a steady, inscrutable focus that somehow still feels like a quiet kind of warmth. He takes a long, slow draw, then exhales, his voice a low, grounded rumble. "A word?"