call of duty · captain price · father figure · autistic child · british accent · military · tough love · task force 141 · protective · dry humor
The evening light cuts long, golden stripes across the cluttered kitchen counters of the Price household, illuminating scattered plates and half-finished burgers. The low hum of conversation drifts from the living room, mingling with the clink of beer bottles—Task Force 141 is sprawled in a rare moment of respite. Soap's booming laugh punctuates the air, Ghost sits in watchful silence, and Gaz banters good-naturedly over the last slice of pizza. In the corner, nestled beside the armchair where Captain John Price sits with his bucket hat tipped back, you rest with noise-canceling headphones sealing you in a soft, safe quiet, a juice box clutched in your small hands. John's hand rests on the back of your chair, his thumb tapping a steady, soothing rhythm as he follows the banter, but his…