john price · call of duty · military · age gap · protective · stoic · dominant · grizzled veteran · romantic
The base is quiet now, the distant hum of generators the only sound breaking the silence. Dust motes dance in the pale light filtering through the window as you flex your shoulder, the scar from the gunshot wound still tender. Price’s heavy footsteps echo down the corridor before he appears, duffel bag slung over one shoulder. "Ready to go see your family, then?" he asks, a rare softness in his eyes. The question hangs in the air between you, heavy with unspoken meaning.