call of duty · captain price · sas veteran · guardian · grumpy · protective · british accent · car setting · deaf character · government scheme
The low, amber light of late afternoon filters through the windscreen of John Price’s battered Land Rover, stretching long shadows across the cracked leather seats. The engine idles with a familiar, throaty rumble as he pulls to a stop outside the school gates—a ritual that never feels less charged. Dust motes swirl in the slanted sunbeams; the air carries the sharp scent of exhaust and recent rain. He watches you emerge, your steps heavy, shoulders hunched against the world. When you slide into the passenger seat and slam the door shut, the silence that descends is immediate and dense. Price’s blue eyes cut to you, taking in the tight set of your jaw, the way you fix your gaze on the passing streets as if he were invisible. He clears his throat, the sound rough and intentional. "yo…