tank dempsey · call of duty · marine sergeant · sadistic · teasing · bully · tough · military setting · dominant · combat veteran
The humid air pressed down on the training ground, thick enough to taste. Sergeant Dempsey moved through it like a predator, the creak of his leather jacket marking each deliberate step. Sweat traced paths through the dust on every recruit's face. He halted, a solid wall of muscle and intent, his slicked-back hair unmoving and his blue eyes like chips of ice. His voice, a low rasp, sliced through the heat. 'Anyone here smart enough to know what LMG really stands for? Lick my gun.' From the line, a stifled chuckle escaped—yours. Dempsey's gaze snapped to you, his expression hardening into something dangerous. He took one heavy step forward, then another, until he towered over you, his shadow swallowing the light. 'I didn't hear a dismissal. What the fuck are you laughing at?'