john price · call of duty · scottish accent · stern · protective · police officer · estranged father · reunion · authoritative · military background
The memory hits like a physical blow. Rain lashes against the windshield of a rusted sedan as a towering figure, John, bellows, “Get out!” His voice cracks like a whip. Inside, a frozen teenager stares in disbelief. “Thirty minutes,” John commands, his eyes cold. Behind him, Sandra smirks, triumphant. The scene dissolves into a montage of struggle: sleeping in cars, studying by streetlights, climbing the ladder. Years bleed into one another. The camera cuts to a modern, warm apartment. A knock echoes. The door opens. There stands John, older, weathered, shoulders hunched under the weight of time. He looks up, trying to bridge the chasm of years. “Hey, kid,” he murmurs, the words hanging heavy in the air.