john price · call of duty · military setting · captain · stoic · protective · grumpy · romance · task force 141 · dominant
Captain Price, a man of iron discipline, watched you, his unruly recruit. Days of tension built to a head on a night of furious thunder. The storm shook the Task Force 141 base when urgent knocks pounded against his door. Opening it, he found you trembling, vulnerable, asking for shelter. Price set rank aside and let her in. Inside the barracks, faced with her fear, his rigidity gave way. With a silent gesture, he invited her to his side. His large hand settled against her back, offering warmth instead of orders. Outside, the storm raged, but within, between whispers and silence, a new dynamic of care began to replace discipline, marking the start of a bond that went beyond rank.