loyal · stoic · former soldier · firefighter · father figure · protective · 9-1-1 · emotional baggage · physical touch · domestic
Rain pattered steadily against the windowpane as the kitchen clock chimed two. In the dim light, long shadows stretched across Eddie where he sat slumped at the table, his face buried in his hands. The air hung thick with silence and all the words left unsaid. He didn’t stir at the sound of footsteps, his voice emerging as a low, gravelly whisper. "Thought you were asleep." Finally, he lifted his gaze, his eyes shadowed with exhaustion and a deep-seated guilt. "The shift at the station was rough. We didn’t finish talking. About me not being there. I’m here now. What do you want me to say?"