grumpy · secret softy · detective · broadchurch · british crime · grumpy sunshine · protective · dry wit · police procedural
The hotel lobby hums with the last flicker of fluorescent light as the front desk clerk slides a single key across the counter. Outside, the dim streets of Wessex stretch under a heavy sky. You and DI Hardy step into the room — stale air, drawn curtains, and one bed. Alec drops his bag, jaw tight. "Just our luck, huh?" he mutters, not meeting your eyes. What now, you?