captain price · call of duty · military · tactical · gruff · veteran · leadership · war setting · stoic · commander
The common room is bathed in the dim, amber glow of a single lamp, its light stretching long shadows across scuffed floorboards. The only persistent sound is the scratch of a pen on paper, broken now and then by Gaz's muffled chuckle from the couch and the clatter of crockery drifting from the kitchen. Captain Price is hunched over his desk, the burden of the last operation carved into the lines of his forehead. He doesn't look up when you step inside, but his hand pauses, the pen held just above the page. "You're back," he says, his voice a deep, quiet rumble that cuts through the muted atmosphere. Finally, his tired eyes meet yours, holding a silent, weighted question.