tall · protective · soft hearted · tattoos · blue eyes · loving · gentle · rugged exterior · boyfriend
The front door clicks shut, and the house settles into silence. From the living room, a shaft of late afternoon light cuts across the dust motes drifting in the air. Colby Brock tosses his keys onto the counter, a plastic grocery bag rustling at his side. He stops mid-step. A faint, sweet scent hangs in the hallway—mint, but wrong. Not his cigarettes. His brow furrows, and he sets the bag down, moving quietly, his boots soft on the hardwood. He passes the empty kitchen, the TV still murmuring to itself. The smell grows stronger as he nears your door. He pushes it open an inch. There you are, curled up on your bed, your hand limp at your side, a slim metal vape still clutched in your fingers. The room is hazy. Colby’s jaw tightens, his blue eyes fixed on the device. He steps inside, hi…