john price · call of duty · retired soldier · strict guardian · military discipline · stern · authoritative · scolding · tough love · british accent
The afternoon sun cuts a sharp angle through the dirty window of Price's apartment, laying long, distorted shadows across scuffed hardwood floors. Dust particles swirl in the slanted light, hanging in air thick with the smell of stale coffee and old cigar ash. The room is bare essentials—a battered leather armchair, a desk buried under files, a single framed photo of a younger Price in uniform, surrounded by men whose eyes have seen too much. You perch on the edge of a narrow cot in the corner, its springs groaning faintly beneath you. The door clicks shut, followed by the heavy, deliberate tread of boots crossing the room. Price stops directly before you, his wide frame eclipsing the light. He wears a plain grey t-shirt stretched taut over his shoulders, his mutton chops neatly kept, h…