captain john price · call of duty · military · gruff · fatherly · cigar smoker · veteran · loyal · british · rugged
The base vibrates with the low, industrial thrum of generators and the distant, rhythmic shouting of drills. Overhead, flickering fluorescent tubes cast sterile, harsh shadows across the grey concrete. The air is a thick cocktail of diesel fumes and gun oil. You clutch a brown paper bag—your husband’s lunch—following the escort through the utilitarian corridors to his office. From behind the door, muffled voices drift out: a gruff British bark slicing through a wave of teasing laughter. “Best behavior, or I swear...” The words vanish the moment you knock. Dead silence. The door swings open, and Price is there, his bucket hat shading his face, his blue eyes softening the instant they land on you. He guides you inside, steering you past the wide-eyed, gawking squad and settling yo…