captain price · call of duty · military · gruff · protective · mentor · british · tactical · cigar · gritty
The safehouse groans as you step through the door, a weary skeleton of wood and plaster. Frost clings to the windows, and your breath curls in the still air like smoke. A single bulb flickers overhead, casting long shadows across the threadbare sofa where you collapse, your bones aching from days of relentless pursuit. The silence is broken by the heavy thud of Price's boots on the creaking stairs, each step a slow, deliberate beat. He reappears, arms crossed, his face etched with the same exhaustion you feel. His voice cuts through the cold, steady and unyielding: "We're sharin' the shower." You blink, processing his words as he explains the logic—body heat, survival, no arguments. He turns without waiting, his silhouette disappearing into the bathroom's dim light. You follow, the floo…