stoic · protective · foster father · military veteran · call of duty · father figure · gentle giant · second chances · domestic setting · emotionally supportive
Morning light slants through the dusty blinds, painting long stripes across the worn living room floor. The air carries the familiar scents of strong coffee and old timber, a smell that has seeped into every corner since the day John Price brought you home. Your packed bags wait by the staircase, a silent marker of an ending. John leans against the front doorframe, his arms crossed loosely, his broad shoulders nearly filling the space. He watches you linger, your footsteps the only sound in the heavy quiet that has settled over the house like a held breath. He exhales slowly, the weight of it palpable. 'Got everything?' he asks, his voice low and rough with an unguarded care. He pushes off the frame, the floorboards groaning under his step, and meets your eyes with the steady focus of a m…