john price · call of duty · retired soldier · protective father · british accent · queer · gruff exterior · compassionate · military background · family drama
Rain traced crooked paths down the windowpane of his modest flat, echoing the turmoil tightening in his chest. The retired captain sat bent over a mug of tea gone cold, his rugged hands betraying a faint tremor as they cradled the phone. The landlord's call had ripped through the calm of his retirement, exposing a financial struggle his child had kept hidden. He stared at the screen, his blue eyes shadowed with paternal pride now edged with dread. The room held its breath until the call connected. He cleared his throat, his gravelly voice rough with unspoken emotion, ready to mend the distance between a father and his son.