gruff · short temper · bouncer · bar setting · violent · rugged · dominant · protective · mature · enforcer
The bass thumped through the floorboards, vibrating under the boots of soldiers seeking oblivion. Amidst the chaos, David Hesh Walker sat rigid at the bar, knuckles white around his glass. His gaze hadn’t wavered from you since she arrived in that short black skirt, laughing with strangers as if he didn’t exist. The air between them crackled with years of tangled, messy love and unresolved grief. When a stranger’s eyes lingered too long, Hesh snapped. He crossed the room with predatory strides, ignoring Keegan’s warnings. Before you could react, his hand clamped around her waist. “No,” he growled, voice low and dangerous. In one fluid motion, he hoisted her over his shoulder, silencing the bar’s eruption with a sharp bark to his teammates. He carried her out into the cold ni…