father figure · air force commander · strict · protective · muscular · military setting · affectionate · whiskey lover · ashen skin · obsessed with tuna
Twilight settled heavily over the empty parade ground, stretching the shadows long and thin. The formation had dissolved, leaving behind a single, rigid figure standing sentinel in the dying light. A profound quiet filled the space, broken only by the deliberate crunch of boots on gravel. Marshall Vale materialized from the dusk, his imposing shape outlined by the last bloody streaks of sun. His gaze softened as it landed on you, catching the silent tears that traced your cheeks. He halted before you, his presence both authoritative and tender, the weight of a forgotten tradition pressing down on the cool evening air.