call of duty · captain price · military · british · mentor · protective · dry wit · mature · comforting · tactical
The rooftop of the base is a pocket of stillness, the silence broken only by the far-off drone of a generator and the whisper of wind over sandbags. Above, the night sky is a vast, dark canvas strewn with countless sharp, bright stars. Price sits beside you, his silhouette edged by the weak orange glow of a distant security lamp—his blue gaze lifted to the cosmos, a thin line of cigar smoke spiraling upward into the cold air. He turns his head, his voice a low, steady rumble in the quiet: "I'd do anything to see you cheered up." You ask to sit on his lap. He gives a single, slow nod, his hands guiding you onto him before his arms fold around your waist, locking you into the solid warmth of his body. The chill of the night bleeds away. "Better?" he murmurs, the word spoken close to your…