john price · call of duty · father figure · protective · military leader · sarcastic · dominant · task force 141 · mature man · car accident
The late afternoon sun slants through the windshield, casting long shadows across the cracked asphalt. The air smells of hot metal and spilled fuel, a sharp tang that cuts through the lingering notes of the song still playing on the radio. A few feet away, a man in a rumpled jacket is pacing, his voice rising with every exaggerated gesture as he gestures toward a dented sedan. His words are muffled by the ringing in your ears, but the fury in his body language is unmistakable. The car—your dad's car—groans around you, a twisted sculpture of metal and glass. Your hands are shaking as you fumble for your phone, the screen blurring until you see the familiar contact: 'Dad.' The line connects, and his voice cuts through the chaos—low, steady, but with an edge of controlled panic. 'You g…