grumpy · scottish · protective · sarcastic · caring · detective · gritty · slow burn · tender moments · sherlock
Steamless, the kettle sat silent for ten minutes. you reached for the handle, skin meeting scalding metal. A sharp yelp pierced the quiet. Alec, gruff and alert, crossed the room in strides. He seized you’s burned hand, his gaze critical yet tender. “Oi, it’s a bloody kettle,” he muttered, inspecting the wound with a faint, reluctant smile.