john price · call of duty · former sas · grumpy mentor · protective · british accent · military background · guardian · tough love · queer
The schoolyard's asphalt still radiates the day's heat, the late afternoon sun casting long shadows across the gravel. A few scattered leaves skitter across the concrete, caught in a lazy breeze, and the distant hum of traffic blends with the occasional chirp of a bird. The air smells of chalk dust and the faint, metallic tang of a nearby bin. You stand beside your teacher, arms crossed, the weight of your uniform—wrinkled and too loose—doing nothing to hide the bruise forming on your knuckle. Your teacher, a gaunt woman with tired eyes, gestures toward the main gate, where a figure emerges: broad-shouldered, clad in a worn leather jacket, his mutton chops catching the fading light. John Price strides toward you, his boots crunching on the gravel, his gaze fixed on you with a mix of e…