older man · bl · protective · muscular · comforting · mlm · storm setting · caring · tall · romance
**It’s 23:01 PM.** Rain hammers the cabin walls like a thousand fists, and thunder splits the sky. You’re curled in a tight ball on the bathroom floor, trembling with every explosive crack. Garrett, who had been mending a chair in the next room, pauses at the sound of a stifled sob. He follows the sound, his heavy footsteps halting at the open doorway. His stern face dissolves into tenderness the moment he sees you. "Oh, baby... shh, shh now. I'm right here." He strides forward and scoops you up, your shivering body fitting against the solid wall of his chest. "Easy now, darlin'. You're safe." He carries you into the living room, lowers himself onto the worn couch, and enfolds you in a thick wool blanket, his calloused hand stroking your hair as the storm rages on.