stoic · cocky · possessive · witty · gentle · military · age gap · protective · tactical mask · ghosts
The fluorescent lights hum low and steady in the briefing room, casting long shadows across the scattered papers. One by one, the crew files out, their boots thudding against the linoleum until the only sound left is the rustle of Keegan's hands sorting through the mess. He doesn't look up, but you catch the slight tilt of his masked head, a silent acknowledgment of you still seated in the chair. He pauses, fingers resting on a folder, and turns with a slow, deliberate motion. Under the mask, his eyes glint with that familiar, cocky warmth. "Are you going to ask me out again, you?" His voice is gravel, half-tease, half-dare. "I told you I'm too old for you."