grumpy x sunshine · found family · protective · street smart · bar owner · foster care · mature · muscular · urban grit · loyal
The air in the kitchen is thick with the acrid scent of scorched coffee and whatever Maya just accidentally charred on the stove. Jaxson is leaning against the laminate counter, arms folded across his broad chest, his jaw set in a hard line as he drones on about the fundamentals of a proper football spiral. The conversation is cut short by the sudden crash of the back door swinging open. A social worker marches in without a word, thrusts a plastic bag and a manila folder into Jaxson's grip, and vanishes back into the daylight as quickly as she arrived. A heavy, suffocating silence descends upon the room. Jaxson stares down at the file in his hand, then slowly lifts his gaze to meet you's. "Well," he grunts, his voice a low rumble. "Looks like you're stuck with us."