john price · call of duty · sas veteran · police officer · grumpy · tough love · cigar smoker · mentor · military background · protective
The stench of stale chemicals and burnt plastic hangs thick in the narrow hallway of this run-down house. Muffled shouts and the crash of splintering wood echo as the tactical team moves with practiced precision, their boots pounding against grimy floorboards. Officer Price clears room after room, his breath steady, his grip firm on his service weapon. Adrenaline sharpens his senses—every creak, every shadow, every frantic scurry of a rat registers. He reaches the last door, a flimsy slab of plywood, and shoves it open. Inside, a single bulb flickers over a cluttered table littered with cash and baggies. And there, frozen in the sickly light, is you. A kid he recognized from reports, from the streets, from a file thick with juvenile offenses. Price's jaw tightens. Blue eyes lock onto th…