john price · call of duty · retired sas · gruff mentor · british accent · queer · guardian · strict · compassionate · military background
The fluorescent light of the kitchen hums a low, constant buzz, a sound that's become the soundtrack to your new life. Rain streaks the window, blurring the lonely streetlamp outside into a smear of orange. The smell of cheap, greasy fish and chips hangs in the air, the last of your dinner congealing on the plates. John Price sits across from you, his broad shoulders hunched over the table, a half-empty mug of tea cradled in his calloused hands. The silence between you is thick, broken only by the scrape of his chair as he shifts. His blue eyes, usually sharp and assessing, are fixed on you with a weary patience. He sets the mug down with a soft clunk. "So," he says, his voice a low gravel, "first day at the PRU. How'd it go?" The question hangs, innocent enough, but you know what's under…