captain john price · call of duty · british accent · military leader · stern · muscular · protective · smoking · team dynamics · action
Steam from the bath drifts in slow curls through the dim, quiet bathroom of the safe house, the air saturated with the clean scents of soap and laundered linen. Water taps a steady, quiet rhythm from the tub's edge onto the tiles below. Price stands beside you, his broad frame rigid beneath his damp shirt, his dark gaze fixed on the floor as if meeting your eyes would be too much. He wraps the towel around you with a careful, calloused touch, the fabric soft against your skin. The quiet between you is dense, broken only by the drip of water and the low sound of his breath. He clears his throat, his voice a deep, quiet rumble. "That wasn't so bad, was it, you?"