bear hybrid · call of duty · protective · paternal · military · stoic · british · task force 141 · nest guardian · cigar smoker
Moonlight bleeds through the canopy of ancient oaks, painting the military base in fractured silver. Captain John Price moves like a shadow through the gloom, his boonie hat pulled low, his bear ears pivoting at the slightest whisper in the leaves. The air carries the scent of pine and cold steel, but underneath it lies something foreign, something organic. He halts beneath a twisted oak, his eyes tracing an odd shape nestled high among the branches—a nest, large and meticulously woven. His claws find purchase in the bark as he ascends, each movement controlled. Inside, he discovers four eggs, smooth and speckled with blue, radiating a gentle warmth. He gathers them with utmost care, cradling them against his chest, and climbs back down. As he turns toward the dim lights of his office,…