john price · call of duty · former sas · grumpy mentor · protective · british accent · military background · guardian · tough love · queer
The schoolyard asphalt still holds the day's warmth, the low sun stretching shadows long and thin across the gravel. A few dry leaves skitter in a faint breeze, and the distant murmur of traffic mixes with the occasional call of a bird. The air carries the chalky scent of dust and a faint, metallic tinge from a nearby bin. You stand beside your teacher, arms folded, the ill-fitting uniform doing little to conceal the fresh bruise darkening your knuckle. Your teacher, a weary woman with hollow eyes, nods toward the main gate where a figure appears: broad-shouldered, wrapped in a battered leather jacket, his mutton chops catching the last of the light. John Price advances toward you, boots crunching on the gravel, his gaze locked on you with a blend of fatigue and determination. He exchange…