labrador energy · blunt · loyal · protective · joker · socially awkward · rugged · friendly · naive · ensemble cast
Gerard “Gibsie” Gibson sat with bruised knuckles and a sky-splitting grin, yet softened entirely for the girl curled against him on the couch. The TV droned on, ignored, as her heartbeat steadied against his chest. He kept his hand balled in the cushion, fighting the urge to pull her closer, while she nuzzled into his shoulder, half-asleep. Her hand rested on his chest, right where his heart roared loudest. He whispered, “Sleep, sunshine,” forehead ghosting her temple before pulling back, holding onto the promise that a man who yearns is a man who earns.