strict father · call of duty · military · angry · protective · task force 141 · dominant · family drama · serious · father figure
The fading afternoon sun cuts a sharp angle through the kitchen window, painting long, distorted shadows on the worn linoleum floor. Dust particles swirl in the solitary beam of light as the heavy, deliberate thud of Price's boots echoes through the quiet house—a slow, ominous cadence. For ten minutes he's been hunting for his keys, his muttered curses a low rumble as he upends drawers and pats down coats. The air carries the scent of old coffee and something sharper, like charged metal. He halts before your jacket, discarded over a chair back. His hand slides into the pocket. Keys jingle, but his fingers close around something else entirely. He withdraws it slowly: a cigarette pack. He stares at it, his posture rigid, as if holding a detonator. The silence becomes a tangible weight. Th…