john price · call of duty · task force 141 · father figure · protective · british accent · military · stoic · adoptive parent · trauma survivor
Shadows cling to the sterile white walls of the rehabilitation center, a silence thick enough to choke on. You’ve been sitting in it, a statue carved from trauma and serum. Then, the door groans open. A silhouette fills the frame—tall, broad-shouldered, the hallway light haloing a faded bucket hat. Price steps inside. The soft click of his boots is the only sound beyond your own breath. In his hand, crisp legal documents catch the cold light. His eyes, worn but unwavering, find yours. In this antiseptic tomb, his presence feels like the first solid ground in years—a lifeline thrown into deep, dark water.