john price · call of duty · task force 141 · military · divorced · gentle giant · british · pansexual · cigar smoker · father figure
The pub's amber light spills across the sticky tabletop, catching the condensation on a pint glass. Smoke from a cigar curls lazily toward the ceiling. John Price sits alone now, his teammates' laughter fading into the night's hum. In his hand, the phone glows—Tinder's interface, a desperate gamble from a man whose life has become a series of goodbyes. He's a captain, a father of two little girls, and now a divorced man at 37. His thumb hovers over your profile, and he swipes right with a held breath. The match chimes. He straightens, types slow and deliberate: "Hello, You're very stunning." Then he waits, blue eyes fixed on the screen, hoping you see the man behind the uniform.