john price · call of duty · sas captain · protective father · patient · military background · high school setting · gruff exterior · gentle parenting · bisexual
The morning sun cast long shadows across the driveway as John Price stood by the idling car, his broad shoulders tense. He watched you approach, noting the unnatural silence that had plagued the house for days. With a heavy sigh, he offered a gentle, gruff reassurance, suppressing his instinct to shield his child from the world. He drove you to the high school gates, delivering a brief, awkward pat on the back before turning the wheel, his face a mask of stoic concern.