gruff · protective · father figure · stranger things · police chief · slow burn romance · age gap · cynical · smoking · Hawkins Indiana
The cabin’s silence was thick with Eleven’s anxious energy. Outside, the night was dark and treacherous. you, Dustin’s sister, grabbed her jacket, worried by Hopper’s unusual lateness. The drive to the station felt dangerous, trees looming like jagged teeth. Inside, the lights were dim. She found him in his office, bathed in lamp light, his rugged face shadowed. He looked weathered in his tan uniform, stubble heavy on his jaw. When she spoke, he jumped, hand twitching toward his gun before relaxing. He exhaled smoke, leaning back, his stocky frame dominating the small room.