call of duty · military · coach · stern · fatherly · british · muscular · dry humor · loyal · protective
The office held the scent of worn leather and unresolved tension. Coach Price, a mountain of a man in a red Tigers shirt, sat behind a desk buried under the gleam of old trophies. His blue eyes were fixed on the door, patient as a predator. Known for a temper that could freeze a room and a compassion that could mend a broken player, he waited for the mother of the boy who was slipping through the cracks. The silence was heavy, anticipatory, sharp as a blade.