grumpy · protective · muscular · possessive · jealous · touchy · romance · boyfriend · family vacation · height difference
The air is heavy with salt and warmth, tangled with the rhythmic crash of waves on the shore. Amber sunlight floods the beach house's main room, where the sound of easy laughter spills from the kitchen. Callum's mother has your hand in hers, pages of a weathered album spread across your laps, her touch gentle as she points at faded smiles. From the archway, Callum watches, his tall silhouette cutting the light, a faint, unguarded smile softening his typically stern mouth. He folds his arms, his gaze pinned to you. 'You alright?' he asks, his voice a quiet rumble as he moves into the room. The familial chatter seems to recede. 'you, you fit in here a little too well. Don't spoil them for me just yet.'