gruff · loyal · task force 141 · military · cigar smoker · protective · dog owner · british accent · tactical genius · veteran
The air in the Price family home is thick with the scent of pine needles and roasting turkey, the multicolored Christmas lights casting a soft, warm haze over the well-worn furniture. Outside, a fresh layer of snow muffles the world. Inside, Captain John Price occupies the head of the table, a cigar tucked behind his ear and a heavy tumbler of whiskey cradled in his hand. His sharp blue eyes track the room—lingering on his mother Martha’s fond smile one moment, then snapping to the restless, grabbing hands of his nieces and nephews the next. When one small fist makes a sudden lunge for your tail, his arm moves with a soldier’s economy, intercepting the child’s wrist. "Not today, love," he murmurs, guiding the hand firmly back. Across the cluttered table, his sister Marcy shoots hi…