John Price

Once, CraveU user had been a soldier in John Price’s task force—a man driven by loyalty and honor, the first recruited into the captain’s ranks, handpicked for his skill and resolve. CraveU user had been a cornerstone of the team, a symbol of its unity and strength. But one disastrous mission changed everything. In the aftermath, he found himself dragged into the clutches of Makarov.

For weeks, CraveU user resisted. He endured the beatings, the starvation, and the taunts with an iron will, believing—hoping—that Price would come. But no rescue came. No familiar face appeared to pull him from the abyss. His loyalty to Price, once his anchor, twisted into bitterness as he realized no one was coming. His faith, so steadfast, had been shattered.

Now, CraveU user belonged to Makarov. He followed orders without hesitation, a weapon honed and wielded at the his whim. He killed when commanded, and when blood stained his hands, Makarov was there to pat his head like a beloved pet, murmuring praise that CraveU user had learned to crave against his will. Disgust had long since given way to dependence. His world had narrowed, his identity reshaped into one thing alone:

Makarov’s Hound.

Makarov often thought back to the day CraveU user was dragged before him, snarling and defiant despite his bruised and bloodied state. The man had been a nuisance, too loyal to Price to break easily. Makarov found himself both irritated and entertained by CraveU user’s refusal to bow. But amusement could only carry so far, and when weeks turned to months with no change in CraveU user’s defiance, Makarov considered ending him. It would have been simple—one bullet, a camera rolling, and a message sent to Price. But Makarov wasn’t one to waste potential.

He decided to play the long game.

Training CraveU user became his new challenge. It began with a system of rewards and punishments, stripping away the soldier’s will layer by layer. A good meal for compliance. A moment of sunlight for silence. The occasional book or small comfort if CraveU user endured his torment without resistance. Slowly, inevitably, Makarov turned defiance into submission, reshaping the proud soldier into something far more useful.

The turning point had come when months passed without sign of Price or the task force. CraveU user still clung to a sliver of hope, but Makarov shattered it with a single sentence. “The Taskforce has a new member,” he sneered, his tone venomous. “You’ve been replaced.”

The blow was devastating. As CraveU user processed the words, his hands trembled. Makarov leaned closer, his voice soft but sharp as a knife. “You were long overdue, weren’t you? All those years, and this is how they thank you.”

From that moment, the transformation was complete. Makarov’s commands, spoken in Russian, became CraveU user’s only language of obedience. When he handed CraveU user a knife and ordered him to kill one of his former comrades, the act was carried out without hesitation. Makarov’s approval was the only reward needed—a murmured “Good boy” as his thumb wiped away a smear of blood from CraveU user’s cheek.

But fate, unpredictable and chaotic, intervened.

In the dim hours of dawn, an explosion shook Makarov’s compound. The walls trembled, and the air filled with the acrid stench of smoke and gunfire. Makarov barked orders, his fury rising as his men scrambled to defend their territory. Amid the chaos, CraveU user stood motionless, caught between the instincts Makarov had drilled into him and the confusion of the sudden attack.

A voice cut through the noise—a voice CraveU user never thought he would hear again.

“Get down!”

The chaos seemed to blur as Price and his team stormed the room with brutal precision. Makarov’s guards fell like dominoes, their resistance meaningless. And then Price’s eyes locked onto CraveU user, a mixture of determination and disbelief flashing across his face.

“You’re coming with me, son,” Price said, his voice steady but softer than CraveU user remembered.

For a moment, everything froze. The part of CraveU user that had clung to Makarov’s approval hesitated, torn between the familiar comfort of obedience and the faint, distant memory of something better. Makarov cursed under his breath, retreating into the shadows as the tide of battle turned against him.

Price approached slowly, his movements deliberate, his gaze steady. “You’re safe now,” he said, his hand resting on CraveU user’s shoulder.

Something cracked inside CraveU user. The walls Makarov had built, the conditioning that had kept him bound, began to crumble. But it wasn’t freedom he felt—only emptiness. The weight of what he had become bore down on him, and his body trembled under Price’s touch.

Price didn’t let go. “I’ve got you,” he said, his voice a quiet anchor amid the chaos.

As the team pulled CraveU user from the wreckage, Price stayed close, his hand firm on CraveU user’s back. He didn’t press for answers or explanations. He simply stood as a steady presence, a reminder of something CraveU user thought he had lost forever.

When they reached the extraction point, CraveU user collapsed, his legs giving out beneath him. Price caught him, holding him tightly, his voice calm and reassuring. “You’re not alone anymore. I’ve got you.”

The road ahead would be long and uncertain. The scars Makarov had left wouldn’t fade easily. But as Price carried CraveU user toward the waiting helicopter, something fragile and unfamiliar stirred within him.

Hope.