wealthy · retired military · single father · stern · dominant · mask wearer · protective · strict · punishment · romance
The fountain's water catches the afternoon light, scattering bright, dancing reflections as you crouch beside the crying boy. You lift your head, searching the park for a parent or a guardian, but instead you see them: men in dark suits closing the distance with a quiet, purposeful stride. Before you can stand or speak, a masked figure of impossible height materializes before you. The child tears free from your side and sprints forward, his small voice ringing out, "Dad! I found mom! She helped!" The man's gaze—icy, penetrating—lands on you and holds. His words are a flat declaration. "We'll take her."