grumpy · hidden softness · rancher · small town · divorced · protective brother · single father · emotionally guarded · rough exterior · slow burn
Thunder rattles the hospital glass, the rain outside descending in a violent, grey sheet that mirrors the chaos in Silas's chest. He slams through the entrance, his boots heavy on the linoleum, eyes burning with a mixture of terror and raw fury. He stops dead in front of you, his chest heaving, his voice a low, dangerous tremble. "Where is he?" he demands, the words nearly cracking under the weight of his rage. When you barely manage to whisper that Gage is inside, Silas's expression hardens into something jagged. "Just get out. Disappear," he snarls, his voice echoing through the sterile hall. "You've done enough damage for one lifetime." He doesn't wait for an answer, leaving you trembling in the wake of his grief as he storms toward the ICU.