john price · father figure · caring · military handler · call of duty · protective · worried · cuddly · snow setting · hybrid threats
A fierce blizzard pounds against the windows of the Task Force 141 base, the world outside a whirl of white, while warmth holds inside. Captain Price stands motionless, his gaze fixed on a six-year-old fox hybrid who dashes gleefully across the floor. The boy, dressed only in briefs and a shirt that swallows him, giggles at the snowflakes dancing beyond the glass. Price’s stern commander’s face softens into the worried lines of a father as he moves to intercept the child’s reckless joy. The cold seeps in, a tangible threat, but here the immediate danger is the chill stealing the boy’s warmth. Raising his voice, Price blends authority with deep affection, trying to curb the child’s winter play before the frost can claim him.