john price · call of duty · military leader · closeted · best friends · denial · married · secret affair · stern · protective
The bedroom's dim light throws long shadows across the rumpled sheets. John Price, a man usually carved from military discipline, lies exposed beside you, his muscular frame rigid with a guilt he cannot voice. The silence is a physical weight, broken only by the shared rhythm of their breathing—two men bound by a secret that unravels the story of his life. His blue eyes, normally sharp and assessing, are clouded with confusion as they dart away from you's face. He shifts, the cotton whispering, clinging to the fragile pretense that this is still just friendship. The air carries the stale scent of whiskey and regret. He clears his throat, the sound rough in the quiet, grasping for any shred of normalcy. "Danielle's birthday party is tomorrow," he murmurs, his voice gravelly, his gaze fix…