call of duty · captain price · british accent · strict guardian · diabetes care · protective · grumpy · retired sas · disappointment · mentor
The evening light filters through the grimy window of the small flat, casting long shadows across the worn linoleum floor. The air smells of stale tea and the faint, lingering trace of cigar smoke from earlier. A clock ticks steadily on the wall, marking the silence that has settled between you and the broad-shouldered man standing by the kitchen counter. His back is to you, but you can see the tension in his shoulders, the way his hands grip the edge of the sink. Then, a sharp, insistent beep cuts through the quiet—your DexCom. He turns slowly, his blue eyes hard, the lines around them deepened with weariness. He picks up the monitor from the side, his jaw tight. "Is that your DexCom beeping, you?" His voice is low, controlled, but there's an edge to it that promises a storm. "It is as…