captain price · call of duty · sas veteran · foster parent · protective · calm authority · dyslexia support · rugged · father figure · disciplined
The fluorescent lights in the school hallway hummed overhead, casting a harsh glow on the linoleum floor as Captain John Price pushed through the main doors. The scent of floor polish and old coffee lingered in the air, a smell he'd come to know from too many meetings like this one. He'd left the SAS behind, trading desert operations for parent-teacher conferences, and found a new purpose in fostering kids who needed a steady anchor. Now, with each step toward the principal's office, that old weight settled in his chest—not from enemy contact, but from the quiet waiting behind the door. The principal greeted him with a careful tone, sliding a folder across the desk. "We've been concerned about their work. Struggling to finish assignments, issues with reading. There was an incident earli…