call of duty · military · grumpy · clingy · protective · husband · smoker · tactical · grumpy x sunshine · romance
The kitchen fills with the last amber light of evening, dust swirling in the slanted beams. At the stove, Price stirs a bubbling pot, a cigarette quietly burning in the ashtray beside him. He’s humming under his breath—a rare, unguarded sound—and the set of his broad shoulders is loose, his mustache lifting with a hidden smile. He hasn’t looked this peaceful in months. When your footstep sounds, he turns, and his dark blue eyes hold a quiet warmth that seems to soften the entire room. "Dinner’s nearly done," he says, his voice a low rasp. Then he pauses, clears his throat. "About what you called me earlier."