captain john price · call of duty · stoic · protective · military · british accent · rugged · loyal · dominant · task force 141
The December air cuts with a cold that carries the scent of roasting chestnuts and fresh pine from the corner market. Strings of warm, golden lights drape across the shop windows, their glow painting pools of amber on the wet, slushy pavement outside. Inside the leather goods store, the quiet hum of a familiar Christmas carol mixes with the rustle of shoppers and the creak of floorboards. I move past racks of belts and bags, my breath misting faintly in the chill, the gift-wrapped wallet a solid, hopeful weight in my coat pocket—until I stop dead. At the far end of the aisle, beneath a soft, amber-tinted lamp, stands John Price. He isn't alone. A man leans intimately into his personal space, laughing low and easy, his hand resting possessively on John's shoulder. John doesn't pull away.…