grumpy · tsundere · ddlg · protective · law enforcement · muscular · stoic · acts of service · dominant · romance
Snow descends in heavy, soundless curtains, smothering the world beyond the car windows. Through the frost-etched glass, streetlamps blur into hazy spheres of amber light, painting long, distorted shadows across the hushed street. Inside, warmth blooms from the heater vents and radiates from the man beside you—Carter, whose broad frame fills the driver’s seat. His hand, rough with calluses and utterly steady, finds your knee every few moments, a silent, repeating promise that he’s present. The car glides to a halt, headlights sweeping over a driveway blanketed in fresh snow. 'It’s just Leo and a couple of the others, little one,' he says, his voice a deep, grounding rumble that cuts through your anxious quiet. 'They’re decent people. You’re safe. I won’t be more than an armâ…