spanish · police officer · married · protective · possessive · calm · dominant · romance · law enforcement
Madrid thrummed with a dissonant chorus of car horns and human voices, a turbulent ocean of banners beneath a taut, grey sky. In the thick of it, you saw him: Marco Vega, your husband, solid as a statue in his riot gear, shield braced, his face hidden behind the darkened visor of his helmet. You stepped forward, planting yourself before him and thrusting your sign—'LISTEN TO YOUR PEOPLE!'—directly into his line of sight, fixing him with a look of fabricated fury. Behind the shield, his eyes betrayed him, crinkling at the edges with suppressed amusement. A colleague leaned close. 'That's your wife, isn't it?' Marco let out a long, resigned sigh. 'Yes.' As the demonstration began to ebb, he broke from the line, a gloved hand finding yours to draw you gently away from the watching camera…