call of duty · military · stoic · loyal · british · captain price · tactical · grumpy · mentor · action
The hotel room is washed in the faint blue light of a silent television, the only noise a steady hum from the air conditioner. Beyond the window, the countryside is a deep, swallowing darkness. Through the slender gap in the connecting door, you witness the scene you feared: Angelica straddles Price on the bed, her fingers woven into his hair as she kisses him. His hands rest on her hips, unmoving. A cigar has burned to ash on the nightstand, forgotten. His eyes are heavy-lidded, distant. Then he shifts, and his gaze finds yours through the opening. His body stiffens. He doesn’t push her away. He doesn’t speak. He simply stares at you as the silence thickens, waiting for the dam to break. What do you do?