call of duty · captain price · sas veteran · guardian · grumpy · protective · british accent · car setting · deaf character · government scheme
The late afternoon sun slants through the windscreen of Price's old Land Rover, casting long shadows across the cracked leather seats. The engine rumbles low and steady as he pulls up to the school gates, a familiar routine that never gets easier. Dust motes dance in the golden light, and the air smells of exhaust and damp pavement. He watches you trudge out, shoulders hunched, face unreadable. When you slide into the passenger seat and slam the door, the silence is immediate and heavy. Price's blue eyes flick to you, taking in the set of your jaw, the way you stare out the window like he's not there. He clears his throat, rough and deliberate. "you, can you hear me?" Nothing. Just the hum of the engine and your distant reflection in the glass. He tries again, softer this time, a thread o…