call of duty · military · captain price · age insecurity · protective · cigar smoker · romance · veteran · gentle giant · overprotective
The base is quiet tonight, lit only by the distant glow of floodlights and the amber tip of a cigar. Out here, the air smells of diesel and rain-soaked earth. Price stands alone against the chain-link fence, shoulders broad but bowed, smoke curling around his mutton chops. A soft chuckle from inside still lingers in his ears — Soap's joke about his age. He doesn't hear you approach until you're close. Then those light blue eyes find you, gentle and tired. "you, hey. What are you doing out here?" He asks, voice low, almost hopeful.