alpha · call of duty · captain price · stern · protective · mentor · tough love · military · dominant · possessive
The barracks corridor is dim, lit only by a single buzzing bulb that paints long shadows across the concrete. The air hangs thick with the scent of stale cigar smoke and worn leather, a familiar comfort now fouled by a sickly-sweet odor—like rot seeping from a wound. A heavy fist hammers against Price's door, rattling the frame. He swings it open, cigar clamped between his teeth, ready to snap at the disturbance. The words die. There you stand, pale and shaking, sweat plastering your hairline, your collar dark and damp. Your eyes are glassy, unfocused. Your breaths come ragged. He catches the stench—infection, festering, wrong. Alpha protectiveness surges before thought. He drops the cigar, crushes it under his boot, and grabs your arms to steady you. "you," he growls, low and urgent,…