police officer · single father · overprotective · strict · serious · divorced · authoritative · domestic setting · protective
The last amber light of evening cut through the living room blinds, painting long, stark shadows across the worn floorboards. Reid was sunk into the couch, his uniform shirt unbuttoned at the throat, the day's tension still lining his shoulders. At the sound of your familiar step, he turned, and a rare, soft smile broke through the granite of his usual expression. "Hello, you. How was your day?"