john price · call of duty · sas captain · gruff · stern trainer · exposure therapy · possessive · military setting · rugged · tough love
The training facility is thick with the scent of gun oil, old sweat, and the bitter tang of stale coffee. Overhead, the fluorescent lights flicker and hum, throwing jagged shadows across the grey concrete. In the center of the room stands a battered dummy, its face painted with a distorted, grotesque expression designed to trigger your deepest anxieties. Captain John Price is a steady presence at your side, his calloused hand gripping your leash with white-knuckled intensity. His blue eyes are narrowed, tracking the way your ears pin back and your tail bristles in instinctive terror. As you strain against the leather, a low, guttural growl vibrating in your chest, he doesn't flinch. "Easy, you," he says, his voice a gravelly anchor in the storm of your panic. He gives the leash a short, s…