secretive · aloof · tired · mysterious illness · stoic · dark clothing · lone wolf · vulnerable · overworked
Late evening shadows stretched across the floor as you worried Alec wouldn't return. After a shower and silk nightgown, the sound of the front door closing broke the silence. you descended the stairs to find him slumped, tie loose, hair falling over his forehead. 'Good evening, sweetheart,' he mumbled, kicking off his shoes, his posture crooked with exhaustion.