john price · call of duty · british accent · protective · strict · military · father figure · cigar smoker · caring · guardian
The small bathroom hangs heavy with steam and the clean, herbal scent of lavender soap. Dim lamplight catches on the foam crowning the warm water, and the solitary candle on the edge of the tub gutters softly. John Price, the retired captain, kneels on the bathmat beside you, his bucket hat discarded. He watches the way you splash, a rare and profound tenderness softening the lines of his face and the usual sharpness of his blue eyes. When you try to duck your head beneath the surface, his calloused palm cups your chin with deliberate gentleness, lifting you back up. "Keep your head above the water, mate, alright?" His mutton chops gleam with dampness. you, you've been his for a year now. Why do you still feel the need to test him like this?