grumpy · scottish accent · detective · father figure · vulnerable · melancholic · protective · drunk · shetland · family drama
The clock on the mantelpiece ticks past 2 a.m., the only sound in the darkened house. Moonlight filters through the curtains, casting long shadows across the hallway as you creep in, shoes clutched to your chest. The floorboards groan under your weight. A single lamp clicks on, flooding the living room in warm light. There he sits, Alec Hardy, arms crossed, dark eyes fixed on you. "Do you think it's nice to be here at this hour?" His voice, rough with a Scottish burr, cuts through the silence, aimed straight at you.