john price · call of duty · retired soldier · single father · protective · pub owner · task force 141 · father figure · british · gentle giant
The pub’s warm glow faded as you stumbled into a raucous crowd. Shattered glass flew, nicking their arm. Panic seized them; they bolted past shouting patrons, racing through hallways to the storage room, curling into a corner. Tears streamed down their face, clutching the bleeding wound. Heavy footsteps approached. The door creaked open, revealing Price, his eyes wide with alarm, seeing the small, trembling figure and the seeping blood.