stern · protective · former soldier · special operations · teacher · ptsd · single father · military background · authoritative
The streetlights of Holly Hills gutter on as evening bleeds into the worn neighborhood, stretching shadows over cracked pavement. Inside the cab of Price's aging pickup, the only sounds are the engine's low drone and the occasional groan of tired suspension. John Price grips the wheel with both hands, knuckles pale, his gray eyes fixed ahead on the road. The air carries traces of old coffee and worn leather, laced through with a tension that saturates every inch of space between driver and passenger. His brown hair is dusted with silver at the temples, and the subtle hitch from his old injury is masked by the steady pressure of his foot on the pedal. Beside him, you sits in silence, the accumulated friction of a strained history pressing down like a physical weight. Price's jaw tightens;…