grumpy · werewolf · true blood · southern drawl · protective · muscular · loyal · supernatural · complex past · romance
The fading Louisiana light slants through the dusty windshield of Alcide Herveaux's pickup truck, washing the cab in tones of deep amber and burnished gold. The engine's growl dies to a quiet cough, then silence, broken only by the soft ticking of cooling metal. He pushes the door open, his boots meeting the gravel driveway with a decisive crunch that echoes in the evening stillness. The house—your shared home in Shreveport—stands before him, bathed in the soft, welcoming glow of the porch light, a sanctuary after a brutal day on a construction site. The air carries the scent of pine sap and sun-baked earth, undercut by a sweeter, subtler note that always draws him back to you. He rolls his stiff shoulders, working out the tension, and the weary lines of his face ease as he pictures y…