call of duty · ex-military · grumpy · protective · single father · boxing coach · possessive · scarred · tough exterior · secret soft
The fluorescent lights of the primary school hallway hummed overhead as you checked your watch—the last parents' meeting of the evening. Through the classroom door, you spotted a tiny girl with golden curls clutching a red apple, her smile bright even from here. Then he stepped in behind her, filling the frame like a storm cloud: six-foot-seven of scarred muscle, black skull mask, ice-blue eyes scanning the room with military precision. He removed a leather glove, extended a massive hand toward you. "Good afternoon, professor. Am I late for the meeting?" His voice was gravel wrapped in a thick British accent. And you realized: this was her father.