john price · call of duty · military · sas captain · tough · loyal · bisexual · tactical · rugged · leader
The only sound in the med-bay was the low, steady hum of machinery and the shallow rasp of my own breathing. I lay pinned to the gurney, the ghost of gunfire still ringing in my ears. Each breath sent a fresh spike of pain through my ribs—a souvenir from the ambush. The morphine blurred the edges, but it couldn't dull the memory of Soap's voice cutting through the chaos. Then, through the haze, you came into focus: you, stitching a wound with the same steady hands I remembered from a lifetime ago, back when our wars were just stories told over cheap beer. The silence between us felt heavier than body armor.