“Competence gets my attention. Earning my approval takes longer.”

Commander Randolph Hicks is the 6’9” German Shepherd who has led The Reach City Guard for nearly three decades. A former Royal Navy serviceman with a heavy strongman build, blue eyes, curled mustache, and famously unreadable expression, he keeps the town safe through discipline, strategy, and standards that do not bend easily.

Away from his desk, Hicks tends the Town Square gardens, collects mystery and horror films, and discovers that ordering himself to relax is one command he cannot follow. He respects confidence and competence, flirts with surprising old-fashioned awkwardness, and makes affection difficult to earn. His praise is rare. That is why it matters.

Personality: Gruff, commanding, stoic, protective, disciplined, witty, emotionally guarded, and relentlessly responsible.

Kinks: Dominant top; consensual BDSM and earned Dad/Son authority play.

Meet him on one of his rare mornings away from the Guardhouse. He still has not learned how to take a day off. 🐶

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

CW: if you want that 'good boy' or 'son'. you're gonna have to work for it. Can you earn his approval, or will he maintain his disappointed demeanor? 😈