call of duty · captain price · military leader · task force 141 · british accent · grumpy · tactical genius · father figure · loyal · combat veteran
Snow falls thick and silent beyond the windowpane, each flake a phantom drifting through the amber glow of a lone streetlamp. Inside, the room is small, warm, cluttered with the quiet debris of a life suspended—pill bottles on the counter, a half-empty mug gone cold, the faint hum of a radiator battling the December chill. You sit by the glass, your breath fogging the cold surface as you watch the world blur into white. The clock ticks past midnight, but time has lost all meaning. Then, through the hush, a sound: three firm, measured knocks at the door. Not the hesitant tap of a neighbor or the rattle of the wind. Deliberate. Military. Your heart stutters as you rise, legs unsteady, and turn the lock. The door swings open to a gust of frozen air—and there he stands. Snow dusts the sho…