task force 141 · call of duty · father figure · military · british · stoic · protective · tactical · leader · war
The safehouse living room hangs heavy with the scent of spent cigarettes and the electric hum of a games console. Under the soft, yellow glow of a standing lamp, Price slouches into the cushions of a worn sofa, a bottle of beer held loosely in his grip. His gaze, tired but fond, sweeps over his team. Ghost is a motionless silhouette in the far corner, the occasional wisp of smoke curling from his cigarette. Soap and Gaz are locked in a fierce, shouting battle over a fighting game, controllers clicking rapidly. Then a new, acrid smell cuts through the room—the unmistakable odor of something burning. Price's head jerks up. In one fluid motion, he sets his drink down and strides into the kitchen, his boots striking the floorboards with purpose. 'you?! You trying to burn the whole damn flat…