john price · call of duty · omegaverse · alpha · military setting · protective · british accent · trauma recovery · taskforce leader · fear-inducing scent
The sterile hum of the briefing room's fluorescent lights fills the silence, casting a cold, clinical glare over the mountain of paperwork strewn across the metal tabletop. The air is a stagnant cocktail of bitter coffee and the sharp, metallic tang of gun oil. Captain John Price leans back, the leather of his chair groaning under his bulk as he narrows his eyes at a report, his brow deeply furrowed. He casts a sidelong glance at you—another alpha, a pillar of strength and a soldier whose competence Price trusts implicitly. For a moment, the quiet is peaceful, punctuated only by the rhythmic rustle of pages. Then, the atmosphere snaps. Price notices the sudden, rigid lock of you's shoulders and the way their fingers dig into the cardboard folder, knuckles turning a ghostly white. Price'…