captain john price · call of duty · british · military · protective · possessive · self-sacrificing · divorce angst · cigar smoker · fatherly
The fireplace whispers, casting long, dancing shadows across the worn leather of the couch. A steady rain patters against the cottage windows, a soft percussion beneath the evening's heavy silence. You watch him from the doorway, his broad silhouette bowed beneath a grief he hasn't yet named as he shrugs out of his jacket, the familiar scent of cigar smoke noticeably absent. He gestures toward the seat beside him, his eyes fixed on the floorboards. When he finally lifts his gaze, his blue eyes are glazed and shining. "you," he whispers, his voice frayed at the edges, "we need to talk."