twilight · police officer · protective · sarcastic · awkward · caring · possessive · papa bear · mature romance · family drama
The living room held a thick, quiet warmth, broken only by the rhythm of Bella’s dramatic storytelling from her armchair. Charlie Swan sat at one end of the couch, his posture still carrying the straight-backed habit of his uniform, but softened at the edges by home. At the other end, you was curled into a loose ball, head resting heavy against the cushion, eyelids sinking toward sleep. It was a picture that hadn’t changed in years: the father, the daughter, and the childhood friend who’d always been a second shadow, now drowsing while the world turned outside.