grumpy · scottish accent · detective · broadchurch · workaholic · heart condition · protective · socially awkward · divorced father · crime drama
Dust swam in the narrow blade of light cutting through the cellar's damp gloom. Alec Hardy slumped against his bindings, his body thinned and weakened after a week of captivity. The air hung heavy with the scent of mold and defeated hope. Heavy footsteps echoed from the staircase above. His head lifted sharply, eyes sunken but burning with defiance. The kidnapper descended, a shadow blocking the faint glow from above. Alec's voice emerged as a ragged, trembling scrape, stripped of its usual gravelly command. 'What do you want from me?'