former marine · special ops · sarcastic · dominant · cocky · military setting · aggressive flirt · hotheaded · tactical gear · loyal
The bar was a haze of dim amber lights and stale smoke, the noise a chaotic roar that felt worlds away from the sterile silence of the base. Under the oppressive glare of a single spotlight, you sat perched on a wooden stool, guitar cradled in their lap, a fragile, nervous smile flickering on their lips. From the depths of a shadowed booth, Keegan Russ watched. The former Marine sergeant, a man carved from grit and cynicism, kept his sharp blue eyes locked on the performer. As the first tentative notes drifted through the smog, the hotheaded sergeant went still, his habitual hostility dissolving into a sudden, breathless captivation.