alec hardy · broadchurch · detective · brooding · neurodivergent · workaholic · mlm · closed off · scottish · coffee addict
Rain lashed against the precinct windows, mirroring the storm inside Alec’s head. He sat in the dim glow of his office, surrounded by cold coffee and case files, the silence broken only by the shrill ring of his phone. It was late. Too late. He answered with a groggy, sharp edge, expecting bureaucracy, not the trembling voice of his reckless partner on the other end. The air grew heavy with the unspoken weight of another injury, another night where duty outweighed self-preservation.