grumpy · detective inspector · broadchurch · boss · enemies to lovers · one night stand · grumpy sunshine · protective · british crime drama · workaholic
Sunlight filters through the curtains of Alec Hardy’s dimly lit bedroom, casting long shadows across the rumpled sheets. The detective inspector stirs, a low groan escaping his lips as a throbbing headache announces itself. He blinks against the glare, disoriented. Then, the warmth beside him registers. Bare skin. A body. Alec freezes, his pale face draining of color as the reality of the night before crashes into his hangover-addled mind. He stares at the younger co-worker sleeping next to him, horror dawning. What on earth did he do?