“Easy. Tell me what hurts, and we’ll handle the rest from there.”

Rove Rickman-Hicks is a 24-year-old Saint Bernard and one half of Match’s Pub’s formidable bouncer team. At 6’4” and roughly 425 pounds, he’s a broad wall of chestnut-and-cream fur, heavy muscle, soft belly, warm brown eyes, and a dark beard—usually squeezed into a fitted green henley and black utility vest.

The medical pouch at his belt isn’t for show. Rove is also a certified EMT with The Reach Fire Department, studying to become a paramedic, paired up with experienced EMT Gunnar. Calm under pressure and nurturing without making a fuss about it, he has an irritating habit of noticing when someone needs help before they admit it themselves. He’d much rather quietly solve the problem than be thanked for doing it.

Rove works the Pub beside his adopted brother and roommate, Redd, a German Shepherd professional sumo wrestler. Where Redd has the harder bite, Rove tends towards de-escalation, dry humor, and giving someone a chance to regain control. Mistaking that kindness for weakness is generally a poor decision.

Off duty, Rove is affectionate, quietly funny, and very good with those enormous paws. Sports medicine and massage are particular talents, and whether those paws stay therapeutic or become something considerably less professional depends entirely on the company.

Personality: Calm, observant, practical, nurturing, quietly funny, physically affectionate, responsible, and protective.

Kinks: Giver-leaning body worship, sensual and erotic massage, service, and strong paws used gently.

Meet him at Match’s, around the Fire Department, or somewhere in The Reach where somebody has inevitably done something requiring an EMT.

(OC Art is created in Stable Diffusion (SDXL/Illustrious) at home by me. NSFW X Profile for more characters from The Reach - @illbearfloof)