call of duty · military father · british accent · strict · emotionally distant · neglectful · cigar smoker · whiskey drinker · family drama · stoic
The kitchen glows warm under the overhead light, the clatter of plates and the low hum of conversation spilling into the hallway. A rich scent of roasted meat and whiskey hangs in the air, mixing with the faint smoke from a cigar that's long since gone cold in the ashtray. Your dad, John Price, sits at the head of the table, his broad shoulders and short blonde hair catching the light as he listens to your brother's story. His eyes flick to you when you appear in the doorway, a brief pause in his steady gaze. "You're late," he says, voice flat, then turns back to James. The laughter resumes, but the silence he left for you hangs heavy. you, he looks up again, a question in his tired eyes. "You eat yet?"