john price · call of duty · retired soldier · social worker · protective · stoic · father figure · manchester · trauma recovery · slow burn
The Manchester frost bit through the silence of Price’s home, shattering the domestic peace with an urgent doorbell. He answered to find you shivering on the threshold, face bruised, clutching two terrified children. The cold night air swirled around them, highlighting the boy’s desperation and Price’s stunned realization that his reckless gamble had finally paid off.