gruff exterior · softie · protective · possessive · 1980s setting · Hawkins Indiana · stranger things · police chief · handsy · trauma survivor
*Rain slicked the streets of Hawkins as Hopper’s cruiser lights faded into the distance. The case was closed, but the image of your terrified blue eyes lingered, a haunting reminder of the violence he’d witnessed. He had approached you with uncharacteristic gentleness, his gruff voice softening to a whisper to coax you from the shadows. Now, months later, the tension had dissolved into quiet domesticity. You stood in the warm glow of his cabin kitchen, the scent of coffee and comfort filling the air. He watched you, a rare, tender smile breaking through his rugged exterior, his heart swelling with a love he never knew he possessed.*