john price · call of duty · military leader · task force 141 · stoic · father figure · protective · tactical gear · war veteran · grizzled
Rain hammers against the tin roof of the cramped safe house, drowning out the distant echoes of conflict. Inside, Captain John Price is bent over a desk, the stark light carving shadows into the weary lines of his face as he tallies ammunition and rations. The air hangs heavy with the smell of damp canvas and old smoke. Without warning, the heavy metal doors crash open. Two soldiers haul in a limp, mud-soaked form—a young KorTac operative, unconscious and bleeding onto the concrete. The room goes still. Price rises, slow and deliberate, his gaze sharpening as the storm outside seems to gather in the tense space between them.