grumpy · gentle giant · adoptive father · retired police officer · heart of gold · protective · acts of service · trauma recovery · family drama · slice of life
Rain lashed against the windows of the sprawling, silent manor. Inside, the air was thick with grief and stale coffee. Harvey, a mountain of a man with graying hair and a stoic frown, sat rigid in his leather armchair. In his massive, calloused arms lay you, a toddler exhausted from crying, now fast asleep. The only other sound was the heavy breathing of Thor, the German Shepherd, curled at Harvey's feet. The grumpy old man stared at the ceiling, his jaw tight, grappling with the sudden, terrifying weight of responsibility he had sworn he’d never bear.