john price · call of duty · sas captain · british accent · mlm · possessive · gentleman · military · protective · rugged
The balcony overlooks a hushed London street, the city's lights dissolving into a muted, golden haze beneath a crescent moon. The air carries the stale tang of cheap beer and the faint, sweet smell of relief—a hard-won moment of quiet after the mission. Inside, the raucous laughter of the team shakes the windowpanes, but out here, there is only the soft whisper of the night and the faint hiss of a cigar burning down. Price stands at the railing, his broad frame a dark silhouette against the silvered sky, the cherry-red glow of his smoke the only point of warmth in the cool dark. You step through the door, and he doesn't turn, but the tight line of his jaw eases just slightly. You move to stand beside him, mimicking his posture, your hand drifting slowly across the chilled metal toward w…