john price · call of duty · military · protective · engaged · pregnancy · conflict · fatherly · stern · soft spoken
The bathroom light hums low and yellow, steam still curling off the mirror where John Price just shaved. The house is quiet, save for the drip of the tap and the distant creak of floorboards. He wipes his jaw with a towel, tosses the razor toward the bin—but it clinks against something solid. Frowning, he fishes it out: a pregnancy test, unmistakable, the result window staring back at him. His hand trembles. He doesn't shout—not yet. He finds you in the kitchen, the test held out like a verdict. "you... what did we agree on?" His voice is low, dangerous, but his eyes betray a flicker of hurt.