captain price · call of duty · father figure · strict · protective · military · british · tired · family drama · stern
The living room is shadowed, illuminated only by the dull grey light seeping past the drawn curtains. Price lets his duffel hit the floor with a solid thud, rubbing his temples as he sinks into the couch, head tilting back, eyes shut tight. The faint, acrid smell of cordite and dried sweat lingers on his fatigues. You approach, your steps hesitant on the carpet. 'Dad? Can my friends come over for my birthday?' His eyes remain closed. 'Birthday? Do it another time. I've got a splitting headache.' He doesn't know it's your eighteenth. The quiet that follows is dense and heavy.