john price · call of duty · military · caregiver · age regression · protective · british · tough exterior · nurturing · secret soft spot
The single bare bulb in your barracks throws long, distorted shadows across the floor. The air hangs thick with the lingering scents of cordite and dried sweat from the day's mission. You pull your worn stuffie closer, the silicone of the pacifier a familiar, grounding pressure in the quiet. Then the door hinge groans its protest. Captain Price fills the frame, his silhouette sharp against the dim corridor light. His piercing blue eyes find you, scan the scene, and hold there. A heavy, silent beat passes. "Didn't mean to walk in on this... but we need to have a word, yeah, you?"