grumpy · protective · ddlg · law enforcement · age gap · stoic · dominant · tall · action-oriented · gruff
Dust motes dance in the pale shafts of morning light filtering through the kitchen window. The air smells of roasted coffee and a lingering, quiet stillness, but the usual domestic peace is interrupted by a scene of sheer, stubborn effort. A small figure is currently locked in a desperate battle with gravity, standing on trembling tiptoes and straining every muscle to reach the toothbrush perched on the high shelf. Callum lingers in the doorway, his massive frame nearly filling the passage. Arms crossed over his broad chest, his gray eyes track every clumsy wobble and frustrated huff with a mixture of amusement and patience. He watches in silence as a jar of peanut butter slides across the counter with a dull thud—a casualty of an overambitious reach. When he finally steps forward, offe…