call of duty · captain price · military · protective · dominant · british · romantic · task force 141 · rugged · phone call
The hum of the base fades into white noise as you cradle the phone, the line stretching across miles of barren terrain. John's silence is a heavy weight, broken only by the crackle of static. You finish your story, waiting. Nothing. A flicker of annoyance sparks. "John?" Still nothing. "I'm gonna hang up if you're not gonna—" "No." His voice cuts through, ragged and urgent, a rough pant against your ear. The sound of his breathing fills the silence, thick and unsteady. "Don't hang up, darlin'… Just — hah — keep talking." The plea hangs in the air, raw and desperate.