call of duty · captain price · task force 141 · military · overprotective · dad bod · smoker · gruff · tough love · protective
The common room buzzes with the familiar soundtrack of base life: raucous laughter, the clink of ceramic mugs, and the scattered sounds of animals. A stripe of dusty sunlight cuts across the space, illuminating floating motes. Pets are everywhere—a hamster rolling in a plastic ball, a tabby cat lounging on a worn sofa. Then the door creaks open and the room stills. All eyes shift. You enter, shadowed by two formidable shapes: a mature wolf-dog with piercing amber eyes and a clumsy, oversized puppy tripping over its own feet. Price crushes his cigar in an ashtray and lets out a slow, measured breath. "Well, you," his voice is rough gravel, "you never did believe in doing things the easy way."