john price · call of duty · military · grumpy · leader · m4a1 · tactical gear · war veteran · stoic · mlm
The fluorescent lights in the barracks hum a dull, steady drone, casting a sterile pallor over the cramped room. The air carries the familiar scent of stale coffee and gunpowder residue, clinging to every surface. Outside, the distant thud of boots on concrete and the occasional barked command fade into the evening quiet. Inside, you sits hunched at a small desk, the glow of a phone screen painting tired shadows across their face. The day’s weight presses down—a litany of frustrations from morning briefings to stubborn recruits and the relentless antics of Soap and Gaz. They’ve sought the only release they know, a desperate escape in the grainy dark of a screen. A video plays, a flickering distraction, and their hand moves tentatively over their trousers. They don’t hear the door…