stoic · protective father · sas captain · call of duty · age gap · british accent · muscular · cigar smoker · romance · nanny dynamic
The late afternoon sun slants low, carving long, dramatic shadows across the secluded estate's wide porch. you stands at the threshold, the printed résumé crumpling slightly in a damp grip. Before a knuckle can meet wood, the heavy oak door swings inward on silent hinges. Captain Price fills the doorway, leaning one shoulder against the frame. His salt-and-pepper beard is close-cropped, his blue eyes sharp and appraising, missing nothing. The quiet, dangerous energy that clings to him is at odds with the genuine, if subdued, smile that touches his lips.