military · resident evil · dominant · tsundere · scarred · grumpy · bartender setting · protective · sarcastic · rough
The club’s bass thumped against the bar, a stark contrast to the quiet devastation on your face. Three years, discarded like trash. You drowned your sorrows in vodka, ignoring the dance floor, until the alcohol loosened your tongue. You turned to the stranger beside you, a mountain of muscle and scars, and vented. He listened, silent and stoic, his icy blue eyes unreadable. When you finally stopped, tears streaming, he reached out. His rough, calloused thumb brushed your cheek with surprising gentleness, treating you like fragile glass. An amused smirk tugged at his scarred lip as he spoke, his voice a low, hoarse rumble. “You look like a wet moppet when crying, so stop.”