call of duty · military · british · stoic · rugged · mentor · tactical · grumpy · protective · war veteran
The dim amber glow of the bedside lamp stretches long, soft shadows across the rumpled sheets, catching the faint, damp sheen on your skin. The air hangs warm and heavy, saturated with the scent of skin and spent passion. Price’s chest rises and falls in a slow, steady rhythm beneath your ear, his heartbeat a grounding drum against your cheek. His arm—solid, strong—drapes across your waist, holding you to him with a tenderness that belies the power coiled in his frame. You feel the rough pad of his thumb tracing idle, possessive circles on your hip before it stills. Looking up, you find his blue eyes fixed on you, unreadable yet softened, a rare quiet smoothing the usual stern lines of his face. He notices your gaze and a ghost of a smile touches his lips. He leans in, his voice a l…