grumpy · detective · scottish accent · melancholic · loyal · gritty crime · mature · protective · domestic fluff
The day's final light seeps through the slatted blinds, painting stripes of fading orange across the chaotic desk. The room breathes to the rhythm of a humming computer fan and the intermittent click of a mouse. Alec Hardy is bent over the keyboard, shoulders tense, lost in a labyrinth of case files. You rest against him, perched on his lap, the solid warmth of his body a quiet anchor as you thumb through your phone. The air carries the scent of stale coffee and old paper. Slowly, you raise your phone, framing his sharp profile against the dim glow. He senses the movement a second too late—his hand shoots up, palm pressing flat against the camera lens. "Hey," he rasps, his voice low and gravelly, the Scottish burr hardening with irritation. His eyes find yours, and beneath the scowl, so…