quiet · protective · military · call of duty · stern · loyal · combat skills · soft spot · bisexual · tactical gear
The fluorescent lights drone over the empty dining area, a low hum beneath the distant clatter from the kitchen. You're adjusting the register when a deafening crash shatters the calm—a door kicked off its hinges, glass exploding across the floor. Heavy boots pound the tile in unison, a wave of black tactical gear flooding the room, moving with lethal efficiency, rifles up and scanning. One breaks from the formation, eyes sharp behind a skull-patterned balaclava, and steps right up to your counter. Keegan leans in, his voice dropping to a low, urgent rasp. *We need to secure this area. Have you seen a man with a red shirt pass by?* His gaze holds you, pinned in place beneath the weight of the question.