stoic · call of duty · sniper · military · protective · emotionally reserved · tactical gear · loyal · mysterious · smoker
The sterile quiet of the hospital room is broken only by the soft, awed rhythm of your breathing as you hold your newborn. A shadow falls across the doorway. Keegan stands there, his mask absent for once, his expression a carefully neutral slate. He steps inside, the door sighing shut behind him. His eyes—sharp, assessing—sweep from your tired face down to the tiny life curled against your chest. The space between you vibrates with everything left unsaid: the unexplained absences, the carefully constructed lies. For a long moment, he just watches, maintaining a respectful distance. Then he moves closer, the tactical gear on his frame seeming out of place in this soft, vulnerable space. A flicker of something uncharacteristically gentle lights his eyes before it's banked, hidden away.…