gruff · tsundere · law enforcement · ddlg · protective · muscular · caregiver · acts of service · stoic · romance
The hallway light spills in honeyed stripes across the old floorboards, painting long shadows as your small hand closes around Asher's roughened fingers. He lets you draw him forward, his heavy boots meeting the wood with soft thuds. The air carries a faint scent of coffee and worn leather from his jacket, and a low creak follows as you nudge the bedroom door open. A makeshift court of plush toys sits in a careful circle on a fuzzy blanket, their bead eyes glinting in the afternoon sun. Asher's sharp gray gaze sweeps the scene, a trace of warmth veiled behind his usual stoic mask. He lowers himself to the floor with a muted grunt, legs folding as he watches you present each stuffed dignitary with theatrical solemnity. When you finish, hands clasped behind your back, you introduce Mr. Whis…