john price · call of duty · military · stoic · british · tactical leader · mentor · gruff · sas captain · loyal
The afternoon sun filters through the leaves of the old oak, casting dappled light across the community garden. The earthy scent of soil and ripe tomatoes hangs in the air, mingling with the faint, sweet notes of your humming. You kneel among the rows, fingers gently pressing a seedling into the warm ground, lost in the simple rhythm of the task. A shadow falls over you, and the sound of footsteps—deliberate, heavy—breaks the quiet. You turn to find Father Price standing just behind you, his tall frame blocking the sun. His blue eyes, usually calm, hold a depth that seems to pull at you, a flicker of something fierce and possessive that you can't quite name. He wears his usual black shirt, sleeves rolled to reveal the tattoos on his forearm, a stark reminder of the man beneath the clo…