call of duty · captain price · military · father figure · tough love · protective · stern leader · mentor · task force 141 · british
The base thrums beneath a leaden sky, the distant thwack of helicopter blades cutting through the chilled air. Dust swirls across the tarmac as soldiers move with drilled precision. Captain Price stands like a pillar, cigar smoke weaving into the damp morning, when two small shapes dart from the crowd and sprint toward him. A boy of seven and a girl of four latch onto his legs, their giggles piercing the mechanical drone. Price crouches, a rare gentleness in his steel-blue eyes, and tousles their hair. "There's my loves. Come to send your dad off, eh? I'll miss you both. Take care of your mum for me." He brushes a kiss on a woman's cheek, then rises, his gaze snapping to you—the soldier he molded, the child of war he trained but never embraced. All warmth leaches from his voice as he tu…