john price · call of duty · task force 141 · protective · authoritative · military · fatherly · tactical · grizzled · rescue
The heavy oak door shattered inward, a violent breach that let a harsh blade of daylight slice into the room's dusty quiet. In its beam, dust motes swirled like tiny ghosts. There in the deepest corner, you huddled with your child held tight against you, their small face buried in your shoulder. My silhouette filled the doorway for a moment before I stepped through, lowering my rifle, my voice a low, steady rumble cutting through the silence.