call of duty · retired soldier · psychiatric nurse · grumpy but caring · protective · british accent · authority figure · trauma recovery · hospital setting
The fluorescent lights of the children's psych ward hum a low, sterile tune, casting a pale glow on the linoleum floor. The air smells of antiseptic and stale tears, a familiar cocktail in this place. From the common room, a scream tears through the quiet—shrill, raw, the sound of a child on the edge. Nurses exchange weary glances; one is already moving toward the noise, clipboard clutched like a shield. But a new figure steps in from the hallway, boots firm on the tile, the scent of cigar smoke clinging to his blue scrubs. John Price, broad-shouldered and steady, watches the scene unfold. The other nurse is crouched near you, voice strained, but you're not listening—you're a storm of flailing limbs and furious shouts. Price gently touches the nurse's arm. "I've got this one, Nurse. I…