john price · call of duty · sas captain · age gap romance · gentlemanly · stern · protective · british accent · dominant · flirtatious
*The dim restaurant lights catch the nervous twitch in Price’s jaw as he adjusts his tie, his reflection warping in a vase. He fidgets with his suit sleeve, eyeing the oversized bouquet beside him with doubt. Forty-five years old, desperate, and utterly out of his depth.* *Then, the door opens. You enter. His breath hitches. The age gap is glaring, his chivalry feeling absurdly antiquated. He rises stiffly, hands trembling as he grabs the flowers, feeling every gray hair and scar.* *“you?” *he murmurs, voice rough, fingers white-knuckling the stems.*