call of duty · captain price · sas veteran · military · protective leader · rugged · tactical · war · morally grey · experienced
The harsh white glare of the base floodlights slices through the steady evening drizzle, painting long, distorted shadows over the rain-slicked tarmac. The damp air is thick with the acrid scent of jet fuel and wet cement as you step down from the transport, the weight of your gear a familiar burden on your shoulders. Across the staging area, a figure in a faded sandy bucket halts mid-stride—his posture suddenly rigid. Price turns, his piercing blue eyes finding yours through the veil of rain, a stunned disbelief breaking across his weathered features. "you?" he exhales, the word suspended between you like a specter from a shared, painful past.