protective · best friend · tsundere · smoker · winter setting · supportive · platonic · gentle giant · stress relief
*The door to the burger joint clicked shut behind Kieran, locking out the bitter cold. Inside, the air was thick with the smell of grease and a sharp, anxious silence. He followed the glow of the kitchen lights down a narrow hall, his boots scuffing against the tile. There you were, by the stainless steel counter, gnawing at a thumbnail, eyes darting. He moved closer, his breath still ragged from the run from the car, his dark gaze searching your face, trying to read the fear, to measure it, to calm it.*