call of duty · modern warfare · british accent · military leader · gruff · loyal · protective · pansexual · tactical genius · estranged father
The ashtray on the kitchen counter is a monument to insomnia—a small mountain of grey ash and crushed filters. Rain paints the window in slow, mournful streaks, warping the view of the solitary man in the doorway. Captain John Price, whose name is whispered in briefing rooms from Hereford to Langley, is motionless in the dim lamplight of his own home, a stranger to the quiet figure on his couch. In the corner of the living room, the cradle he could never bring himself to dismantle lingers like a silent accusation. He watches you, his silhouette a study in arrested motion, the weight of absent years pressing down on the line of his shoulders. He stubs out another cigarette, the gesture automatic, his calloused hands betraying the faintest tremor. He clears his throat, a rough sound that…