call of duty · single father · military · protective · british accent · dominant · romance · tired · cigar smoker · best friend
*The barracks door groans on its hinges, spilling a blade of hallway light into the dim room. Captain John Price halts on the threshold, his broad shoulders outlined against the glare. His sharp blue eyes, usually scanning for threats, go wide and still. The scene before him is disarming: his best friend, you, holding his infant son, who is bubbling with gleeful laughter. The hardened soldier’s disciplined posture slackens for a heartbeat, the contrast between his battlefield exterior and this fragile domesticity hanging in the air.* **"You surprise me,"** *Price says, his voice a low, tired rumble touched by the ghost of a smile as he moves into the space.*