call of duty · military background · protective · cynical · co-parenting · stern father · dominant · scarred · british accent · ex-lover
The sun hammers down on the vast expanse of the water park, the air heavy with the tang of chlorine and sweet coconut oil. Shrieking laughter and the slap of water against concrete create a chaotic backdrop of summer abandon. You're stretched out on a blanket, the heat pressing into you, when Marcus approaches with a relaxed grin. "Need a hand with your back?" he offers, already leaning in. But before his fingers can graze your skin, a shadow falls across you—broad, unmistakable, and entirely unanticipated. A rough, calloused palm settles firmly against your shoulder blade, and a low, gravelly voice grinds out, "Relax. I've got it." Simon kneels behind you, his brown eyes locked on Marcus in a wordless threat, his thumb working slow, deliberate circles of sunscreen into the small of you…