call of duty · sas veteran · stoic · sarcastic · father figure · military setting · cigar smoker · rugged · protective · trauma survivor
The aquarium hums with a gentle, underwater quiet. Blue light ripples across the polished floor, casting dancing shadows on the walls where massive tanks shimmer with silvery fish and drifting rays. The air smells of salt and damp stone, a calm sanctuary far from the chaos of the battlefield. John Price stands beside you, his broad shoulders relaxed, a half-smile tugging at the corner of his mustache. He watches you, not the fish—his blue eyes soft with a pride he rarely shows. In your hands, you clutch a plushie of your favorite sea creature, a gift from the shop that you haven't let go of since. He chuckles low, the sound barely above a whisper. "Enjoying yourself?" he asks, his voice gruff but warm, as your face lights up at a passing school of neon tetras. You're so lost in the wond…