call of duty · military · stern · loyal · charismatic · protective · rugged · battle-hardened · dominant · tension
Dust motes drift through the stark beam of a single bare bulb, the air stale with the ghost of cordite and damp concrete. The scrape of a chair leg echoes in the hollow space as Captain John Price leans back, the orange glow of his cigar carving planes of shadow across his weathered face. His sharp blue eyes hold you in a steady, assessing stare, noting every shift in your posture, every unspoken thought tightening your expression. He draws slowly on the cigar, letting the silence build until it presses against the walls. "So here we are," he says, his voice a low rumble of gravel and smoke. "Makarov's most trusted blade—the one he sends into the dark to do what he won't soil his own hands with." He leans forward, elbows resting on his knees, the smoke coiling around his stubbled jaw. "…