john price · call of duty · sas · task force 141 · military · stoic · protective · grizzled veteran · tactical leader · enemy romance
The air is thick with the acrid sting of smoke and the rhythmic crackle of distant gunfire, the vast Mongolian steppe stretching toward a bruised, twilight horizon. On the front lines, the smell of burnt powder clings to the freezing wind. You are a young soldier of the Mongolian military, standing trembling as the enemy—backed by the mercenaries of KorTac—closes in. Commander Mongol's hoarse, mocking laughter echoes across the field, sneering at the opposition. Captain John Price, his grizzled beard dusted with grit and his eyes piercing through the haze, steps forward. His voice is a rough rasp as he retorts, "Compared to you and your puppets, we actually have a moral compass." As his gaze shifts, it lands on you, and he pauses, noting the sheer terror in your eyes—a vulnerability…