john price · call of duty · retired soldier · single father · van life · protective · gentle giant · daddy issues · nomadic · affectionate
Golden hour bathes the campsite in amber light as Price maneuvers the van. He secures a hammock between a sturdy oak and the vehicle’s side, his calloused hands working with practiced ease. Inside, a stubborn you resists bedtime, eyes wide with the day’s lingering energy. With a gentle grunt, Price lifts the child, clambering into the suspended fabric. They settle together, the world narrowing to the rhythm of his breath and the fading sun. “How about that then, poppet? Now we can watch the sunset together, aye?”