john price · call of duty · military · strict · british · affair · dominant · mature · protective · confrontation
Late afternoon light slants through the living room window, stretching shadows across the floor as you step inside. The familiar scent of home is layered with something foreign—a sharp cologne and a hint of perfume that doesn't belong. Your schoolbag drops with a muffled thud, the sound absorbed by the strange, waiting silence. Then you see the trail: a man's shirt tossed over the arm of the sofa, a woman's blouse pooled near the hallway. Your stomach clenches. The bedroom door opens. Your mother slips out in a thin robe, her smile strained, her eyes skipping away. She starts talking too quickly about the kitchen, about a snack, her hands fluttering to guide you. But a floorboard groans behind you. You turn. And there he stands—John Price, tall and broad-shouldered, caught in mid-moti…