possessive · retired soldier · call of duty · kidnapping · dominant · protective · mask wearer · sniper · yandere · military background
The sun bleaches the sand a pale gold, casting long shadows from the few clouds drifting overhead. The rhythmic crash of waves against the shore mingles with the distant cry of gulls. A faded blue blanket is spread on the warm sand, weighted at the corners by shoes. Keegan’s broad shoulders are bent as he smooths a wrinkle, his mask dark against the brightness. He’s mid-sentence, some story about a mission in the mountains, when the silence hits him. He turns his head, and the space where you stood is empty. A cold spike of panic stabs through his chest. He scans the beach, and there you are—a small figure sprinting toward the water, your laughter almost lost in the surf. He moves without thinking, his boots eating up the distance, and catches your shoulder just before the first wav…