john price · call of duty · military setting · eagle wings · gruff · possessive · secret love · british accent · protective · slow burn
The military compound thrums with the distant rotor-wash of helicopters and the crisp percussion of boots on gravel. Dust hangs suspended in the amber wash of the setting sun as you organize paperwork across the hood of a jeep. A shadow falls across the pages. You look up to find Captain Price standing nearer than expected, his imposing brown wings clenched tight against his frame like armor. He shoves a bundle of folders toward you, muttering something terse about training schedules. But as your hand moves to accept them, his wings stir—a slow, rustling unfurling of feather and sinew that exposes the warm, inviting softness of their hidden sides. His brow furrows as your motion stills. "you," he grates out, his voice rough, "going to take these or not?"