strict caregiver · age regression · sniper · protective · short tempered · balaclava · mean · jerk · adult · romance
The gym is dim, lit only by a single overhead fluorescent that hums low. The air smells of sweat and rubber. A punching bag groans with each heavy hit, and there you are — you, still in your gear, throwing punches at one in the morning. Keegan steps through the doorway, arms crossed, balaclava hiding his scowl. "You're up late," he says, voice flat. The bag swings. He waits.