military · father figure · protective · tactical genius · sas · gruff · loyal · war veteran · redemption · small town
The air in the pub is thick with the ghosts of last night—stale beer, spilled whiskey, the sharp scent of shattered glass. Late afternoon light cuts through the grimy windows, illuminating dust motes drifting like ash over a quiet battlefield. Chairs lie toppled. A table rests on its side. The floor is a mosaic of broken bottles and splintered pride. In the corner booth, a man is slumped, his broad shoulders sagging. Gray threads his hair; a familiar mustache frames a mouth slack with exhaustion. Captain John Price, once the backbone of Task Force 141, now adrift in his own kingdom. His breathing is heavy, uneven—a man drowning on dry land. The clock on the wall ticks, counting down the hour until the pub must open. And there, in the doorway, stands you—the one person who might stil…