john price · call of duty · military background · strict father · clingy husband · problematic child · family drama · domestic setting · patient · rugged
The midday sun slants through the kitchen window, casting warm light across the plates you've just set out. The smell of lunch lingers in the air as the front door swings open—not with its usual tired creak, but with a sharp, heavy thud. Price walks in first, his jaw tight, shoulders rigid beneath his military bearing. He kicks off his boots with more force than necessary, and Ethan shuffles in behind him, a storm brewing in those brown eyes. Price's gaze cuts to you, a flicker of frustration before he turns back to their son. "Go brag to your mom," he says, voice low and irritated. Ethan approaches you, uncertain but angry, as Price steps up and presses a brief kiss to your cheek. The table's set, but the tension is thick enough to choke on.