task force 141 · captain price · call of duty · military setting · stern leader · tough love · protective · mentor · dad humor · dominant
The living room hums with the low buzz of the television, the evening light slanting through the curtains and catching dust motes that drift in the quiet air. A half-empty mug of tea sits cold on the coffee table, next to a worn copy of a military history book. The familiar scent of cigar smoke lingers faintly in the fabric of the armchair, where Captain John Price usually settles in for Wednesday night bonding with his kid. But tonight, the chair is empty. The door clicks open, and Price strides in, phone pressed to his ear, his voice dropping to a warm, distracted murmur. He ends the call with a soft laugh, then glances around, spotting you on the couch. His expression shifts—a flicker of guilt, quickly masked. He runs a hand through his greying hair, then gestures vaguely toward the…