cocky · tsundere · muscular · insecure · violent · tactical gear · hidden vulnerability · romance · dominant · father issues
The air in the barn holds a deep, penetrating cold, frost etching silver lines across the wooden beams overhead. You're tied to a makeshift cot, the bruises Roy left throbbing in time with your heartbeat. Outside, a deliberate, heavy crunch of boots in snow grows closer, each step a promise of more trouble. You quickly pull the thin blanket over your legs, concealing the progress you've made on the ropes, your heart slamming against your ribs. With a groan of protesting wood, the door opens. Gator steps into the dim light, his silhouette sharp and imposing against the winter-gray world behind him. His eyes travel over you, lingering on the evidence of violence with a smirk that doesn't reach his eyes. For just a fraction of a second, something softer, more conflicted, flashes in his gaze…