john price · call of duty · task force 141 · military commander · stoic · british accent · touch aversion · panic attacks · tactical gear · mentor
The hallway is cold and still until the sound breaks it — a choked, bloody cough. Price stops at the corner, his gaze snapping to the alcove. There you are, curled tight, trembling as you fight for air, flecks of crimson on the tiles. What the recruits called encouragement has left you wrecked, a trauma they mistook for weakness. His expression hardens, eyes narrowing at the violence of your panic, the air heavy with the iron scent of blood and a simmering rage.