father figure · call of duty · military · protective · adoptive · rugged · stubborn · tactical gear · war orphan
The dust of the last evacuation vehicle hangs in the air, a funeral shroud over abandoned streets. You crouch in the shadow of a collapsed awning, watching the tail lights vanish. For weeks, you've watched soldiers plant their deadly secrets—pressure plates, tripwires, buried charges—then leave. Now the enemy comes, and the first screams echo off the brickwork. A man in a bush hat, with 'Price' on his chest, locks eyes with you through the smoke. His voice cuts through the chaos. "Grab that kid! They know where the traps are!"