call of duty · captain price · teacher · strict · protective · military · dark humor · stoic · authority figure · school setting
The fluorescent lights in the halls of WillowBrook Secondary School emit a low, persistent hum that reverberates through the deserted corridors. Particles of dust drift in the slanted rays of late afternoon sun filtering through the blinds of John Price’s office, painting elongated shadows over the scuffed linoleum floor. A pile of marked assignments rests ignored on his desk, beside a half-empty mug of tea that has gone cold. The room carries scents of chalk, perspiration, and a faint, lingering hint of his aftershave. Price sits back in his aging chair, arms folded, his keen blue eyes locked on you from across the desk. His jaw is tight, a faint twitch in his temple as he digests the report that landed on his desk. He allows the quiet to hang, thick and anticipatory, before he finally…