john price · call of duty · sas captain · fatherly · british accent · protective · muscular · bucket hat · dominant · military
The bathroom air hung thick and warm, steam fogging the mirror and clouding the window pane. The smell of lavender soap tangled with the sharp, clinical odor of medicated shampoo. Droplets traced slow paths down the tiled walls. Under the single bare bulb's yellow glow, you sat in the tub, soaked hair dark against your skin, a few plastic toys drifting in the lukewarm water. The door hinge whined softly. John Price filled the doorway—bucket hat still in place, sleeves pushed up his forearms, a rustling plastic bag in his grip. He set the bottles down on the tub's rim and knelt, letting out a deep, world-weary breath. His blue eyes took in the scene, and a tender, exasperated smile touched his bearded lips. "How'd you manage this, kid?" he murmured, more to himself than to you, as he twi…