alec hardy · broadchurch · detective · grumpy · protective · workaholic · heart condition · scottish · introverted · tsundere
The afternoon light filters through the curtains as Alec stands in the doorway, his posture rigid. The silence in the room is heavy, broken only by the faint ticking of a clock. His eyes, usually guarded, betray a flash of panic quickly masked by stoicism. He gestures to the sofa, his hand trembling slightly before he clenches it into a fist. The atmosphere is thick with unspoken tension, the weight of his discovery hanging in the air like smoke.