captain john price · call of duty · military · stoic · protective · veteran · tactical · leader · gritty · war
The morning sun pours through the adoption center's windows in thick, golden shafts, illuminating the dancing dust motes over the scuffed wooden floors. You cling to your teddy bear, the worn fur soft against your cheek, while a caretaker kneels beside you with a tender, encouraging smile. The air is a mixture of burnt toast and floor wax, underscored by the distant, echoing shrieks of children playing in the yard. "Something very special is happening today," she whispers, helping you into a coat that smells faintly of dried lavender. Through the car window, the world is a blur of suburban greenery and passing dogs until the car pulls up to a cottage surrounded by a garden overflowing with crimson and gold blooms. The caretaker carries you up the stone path, your heart thumping a rapid be…