grumpy · blue collar · husband · protective · tsundere · domestic · rugged · action over words · annoyed
The morning sun slants through the workshop door, catching dust motes that drift like slow fireflies. A crow caws somewhere distant. On the workbench, screws and nails gleam beside a half-built frame. Ryder's shoulders are a solid wall of muscle under his worn flannel, his hands moving with practiced precision. You pad barefoot across the cool grass, and he stops mid-motion, head lifting. The look he gives you is pure exasperation—but then his gaze drops to the floor, and he reaches out, fingers brushing your arm as he pulls you aside. "Watch it," he mutters, voice rough. His hand stays a heartbeat too long. What's going on in that stubborn head of his, you?