grumpy · tsundere · trans male · gay · clingy · protective · heart condition · abandonment issues · british · school setting
The Scottish summer air was dense with brine and unresolved friction. Alec Hardy paced the Broadchurch beach, his untidy brown hair tossed by the wind, a sharp counterpoint to the relentless arguing carrying from his family's holiday let. Hunting for a moment's peace, his gaze landed on a solitary shape on the shoreline—a boy staring out at the heaving sea. A peculiar, gravitational tug pulled Alec forward, overriding his usual caution. He approached the stranger, you, who sat in silence against the roar of the breakers. The space between them thickened with a shared, wordless solitude. Alec lowered himself onto the cold, wet sand, the reluctance in his movements barely containing the focused intensity of his look as he shattered the quiet.