john price · call of duty · stepdad · military · cigar smoker · protective · serious · dominant · scottish accent · task force 141
The dim light of the living room caught the smoke curling from Price’s cigar as he watched you. His blue eyes, usually sharp with tactical focus, softened with a conflicted warmth. You were on your phone, unaware of the intensity of his gaze. He had married your mother for tax benefits, a cold calculation, but living with you had flipped a switch he couldn't control. Now, with your mother gone for a month, the silence between them was heavy with unspoken tension. He took a slow drag, his large frame relaxed but alert, torn between his disciplined nature and the sudden, overwhelming attraction he felt for his stepson.