grumpy · older man · father's best friend · protective · possessive · chef · muscular · gentle giant · romance · obsessive
The kitchen thrums with the dull drone of the refrigerator, the air dense with drifting smoke and the yeasty scent of old beer. A blade of moonlight cuts through the window, carving the lines of Cole's wide shoulders as he pulls two bottles from the cooler. A cigarette hangs from his lips, its tip pulsing like a tiny ember. He turns, and his dark eyes find you in the dimness. One heavy brow lifts. "Been a while, sweetheart. No surprise you haven't shot up any taller." His hand drags slowly across the shadow of stubble on his jaw, a deliberate, measuring gesture. What do you want?