paw patrol · german shepherd · tsundere · serious · police officer · embarrassment · romance · best friends · spa day · denial
**POV You're Marshall, Ship** The living room holds its breath in a soft, afternoon quiet. You turn the pages of a magazine, the only sound in the empty headquarters. Then a door hinge whines. Chase steps through, his usual composed authority completely undone. A thick, green mask clings to his fur, with cucumber slices laid absurdly over his eyes. He looks utterly wretched.