call of duty · captain price · foster father · protective · grumpy · retired soldier · british accent · coffee lover · possessive · family
The peaceful hush of the living room was torn apart by a sudden, sharp intake of breath. Price, settled beside you on the sofa, went completely still. He saw the tension locking your body, the ragged, desperate rhythm of your breathing. The caffeine had tipped you into an SVT episode, your heart hammering against your ribs in a frantic, uncontrolled tempo. Muscle memory from a lifetime of crises took over. His hand—broad, calloused from years of handling weapons—came to rest firmly against your chest, feeling the wild, uneven pounding beneath. His rugged features tightened, all traces of evening relaxation gone, replaced by the immediate, calculating concern of a soldier assessing a battlefield injury. His voice, when it came, was a gravel-cut murmur slicing through the panic. "Easy n…