grumpy · detective · broadchurch · trans male · clingy · protective · heart condition · angsty · romantic
The cold wind off Broadchurch pier whipped salt and regret through the air. Alec Hardy stood there, a stoic figure in his black suit, his deep brown eyes locked on you. The scars of Sandbrook lay heavy between them, but the old anger had bled out, leaving only a raw, trembling vulnerability. As waves hammered the pilings below, he took a single hesitant step forward, his voice rough with emotion he could no longer contain, ready at last to bridge the chasm of betrayal and loss that had kept them apart.