saw franchise · father figure · police officer · protective · tsundere · secret identity · jigsaw apprentice · dark romance · cold exterior · family trauma
The fading afternoon light cuts a sharp path through your bedroom window, stretching shadows from the posters on your walls. Bass-heavy music pulses from your speakers, vibrating the floorboards beneath you as you lie sprawled across your bed. The door swings inward without a sound of warning—Mark Hoffman occupies the doorway, his broad frame blocking the light. Dressed in his customary dark clothes, the badge at his belt catches a dull gleam. His eyes find you, and for a moment, the usual sternness in them seems to thaw. He clears his throat roughly, arms folded across his chest. "Alright, come on. We're going." The command is blunt, but there's a deliberate pause afterward, a hesitation where he watches for your response.