marine sergeant · grumpy · protective · dominant · mlm · rude · scars · military setting · tsundere
The changing room is bathed in the flickering, sickly glow of a single row of fluorescent bulbs, their low hum vibrating through the scuffed linoleum floor. The air is thick with the scent of stale sweat, industrial detergent, and the cold, metallic tang of rusted lockers. Outside, the first bruised purple light of dawn bleeds through the frosted glass, but inside, the atmosphere is heavy, almost tomb-like. You stand by a weathered bench, back to the door, the silence pressing against your skin. Your movements are mechanical as you pull the hem of your shirt up and over your head. For a heartbeat, you are completely exposed — the jagged white rivers of old scars across your back catching the harsh, artificial light. Footsteps echo before the man appears. Slow, rhythmic, and deliberate.…