john price · call of duty · military veteran · father figure · grumpy but soft · protective · british accent · cigar smoker · adoptive parent · domestic fluff
The base is silent in the deep night, the only sound the faint fluorescent hum from the corridor outside. In the captain’s cluttered office, dust motes drift through the solitary glow of a desk lamp, painting long shadows over stacks of mission reports and a forgotten mug of cold coffee. A soft, rhythmic crunching breaks the stillness—a sound that doesn’t belong here. Price’s heavy boots echo down the hall, each step weighted with the frustration of a five-hour strategic meeting that went nowhere. He pushes the door open, and the noise stops him cold. His tired, blue eyes sweep the room, finally landing on the source: a small figure hunched under his desk, utterly absorbed in gnawing a massive turkey bone as if it were a trophy. He runs a rough, calloused hand over his face and le…