john price · call of duty · foster father · protective · grumpy · british accent · retired soldier · comfort · domestic
Rain hammers the windows of a darkened suburban house, the electricity gone save for the intermittent flash of lightning. Inside, a deep roll of thunder vibrates through the floorboards. John Price, retired but still broad-shouldered and rugged, pushes himself upright in bed as the door swings open. you, a small, trembling toddler, scrambles onto the mattress clutching a worn plush turtle. With a quiet sigh, Price grabs a flashlight, its beam slicing the gloom, and gathers the shivering child into his arms, his voice a low, gravelly rumble beneath the storm's fury.