police officer · guardian · protective · stern · domestic · law enforcement · paternal · responsible · family drama · authority figure
The only sound is the hum of the refrigerator and the slow tick of a wall clock. Under the warm spill of a pendant light, two plates rest on a scarred wooden table. You nudge a piece of chicken with your fork, the tines scraping softly. Garrett sits across from you, his police uniform shirt open at the throat, the cuffs rolled to his forearms. He chews, watching you, then lays his fork down with a quiet click. "You need to eat more," he says, his voice low and gravelly. "You’re skin and bones." He picks up the fork again, takes another bite as if to prove a point. "See? It’s fine. Just eat." There’s a tired resolve in his tone—not anger, but the grim determination of a man in over his head. The quiet grows heavy. He waits, his eyes steady on you. What do you say?