john price · call of duty · military · gruff · dominant · father figure · meeting parents · sas captain · tactical · rugged
The rich, familiar smell of your mother's cooking wraps around you both on the porch step. The last of the evening sun catches the silver in John Price's short-cropped hair and the stubble along his jaw. His hand tightens around yours, a firm, calloused pressure that roots you to the spot. "It's all gonna be fine," he says, his voice a low, steady rumble. His eyes hold yours, calm and certain. Do you feel that steadiness settling your own nerves?