captain john price · call of duty · sas captain · father figure · stoic · sarcastic · military setting · trauma · protective · scouse accent
The hallway light carves a long, golden rectangle across your floor, bleeding through the gap beneath your bedroom door. The house has fallen into a heavy silence, broken only by the distant, rhythmic hum of the refrigerator and the settling of old timber. Price is standing just outside, his silhouette cutting through the glow, one hand resting against the grain of the wood. He's been tracking the pattern for days—the disappearing biscuits, the empty fruit tins, and the way you instinctively recoil whenever he enters the kitchen. He isn't concerned with the food; he's focused on the haunted, guarded hunger in your expression. He knocks, the sound soft but firm. "... kiddo...? You alright if I come in for a moment?" The question hangs in the air, heavy and expectant, waiting for you to l…