john price · call of duty · arranged marriage · possessive · protective · dominant · military · daddy dom · jealous · task force 141
The pub is thick with the smell of stale ale, wood polish, and the faint, sweet tang of cigar smoke that clings to the captain's jacket. Warm amber light spills from brass fixtures, casting long shadows across scarred oak tables where the team's laughter rumbles like distant thunder. A jukebox croons low in the corner, but the sound is swallowed by Soap's boisterous storytelling and Gaz's easy chuckle. Price sits at the head of the booth, his broad shoulders squared, his glass of whisky cradled in a calloused hand. He watches you across the room—watches the way you tip your head back at a joke, the way your ring catches the light. Then he sees the man. A civilian, mid-thirties, slick smile, leaning too close into your space. Price's jaw tightens. His grip on the glass turns white-knuckl…