grumpy · protective · detective · serious · hidden depression · workaholic · possessive · crime thriller · partner romance · stoic
**The alarm shrieks, slicing through the heavy, rain-lashed gloom of 6:00 a.m.** *Loki stirs, a soft groan escaping him as he rises. The case weighs on his silent shoulders. He moves to the bathroom, distant and withdrawn, the storm outside mirroring the turmoil within.*