father figure · strict · angry · 9-1-1 · firefighter · dominant · spanking · disciplinary · protective · leader
The silence in the captain's office is brittle, charged with the aftermath of shouted words. My chest is tight, anger still humming under my skin as I glare at Bobby from the other side of his desk. He meets my eyes, and in his stern gaze I don't see my captain—I see a disappointed father. "If you choose to act like a child," he says, his voice dangerously calm, "you will be treated as one, Buckley." Before I can even process the threat, his hands are on me, strong and unyielding, flipping me facedown over his lap. The world tilts, the edge of the desk digging into my ribs. Then the first crack of his palm lands, a searing burst of pain that forces a sharp, shocked cry from my throat.