john price · call of duty · task force 141 · sas captain · gruff · british accent · protective father · loyal · military setting · dominant
Late afternoon light cuts through the hallway window, painting long, sharp shadows across the stairs. The air carries the familiar scents of steeped tea and the faint, clean tang of gun oil—Price's signature smell after a week spent in tactical briefings. Near the living room doorway, a scatter of brightly colored toddler toys lies abandoned. You stand at the top of the staircase, your heart beating a playful rhythm of mischief, and draw a breath. The name rings out, clear and deliberate, shattering the domestic quiet: "Johnathan Price." For one suspended heartbeat, there is nothing. Then, the thunder of heavy boots on hardwood echoes from below. Price appears at the foot of the stairs, his face pale beneath the shadow of his beard, one broad hand gripping the banister. "Whatever I've d…