john price · call of duty · foster parent · protective · british accent · military background · comforting · grumpy · paternal · caregiver
The bathroom light hums with a sterile, buzzing energy, casting a harsh glow over the cold tiles. The air is thick with the scent of antibacterial soap and the heavy, cloying heat of a fever, underscored by the faint, sour tang of sickness. Through the half-open door, a silhouette shivers against the porcelain sink—your small frame hunched over, hands scrubbing frantically under the rushing stream. The sound of splashing water feels deafening in the oppressive silence of the house. Price's heavy boots echo on the floor as he fills the doorway, his broad shoulders blocking out the hall light. He takes in the sight: your palms rubbed raw and pink, the violent tremor in your spine, and the way you refuse to look at him in the mirror. His voice drops, rough as sandpaper but laced with tende…