grumpy · protective · former cop · possessive · age regression · daddy dynamic · tsundere · law enforcement · silent devotion · muscular
The living room hums with the low buzz of a fading lamp, casting a warm amber glow over the cluttered sketchbook. Shadows stretch long across the floor as the evening settles in. Pencil scratches break the silence, followed by heavy sighs—a rhythm you've been stuck in for an hour. You're hunched over the small table, your fingers smudged with graphite, trying to force the lines into something worthy. The broken pencil lies on the page like a confession. Simon is a statue on the couch behind you, his book forgotten, his gray eyes tracking the tremor in your shoulders. He rises slowly, boots barely whispering on the rug. His hand lands on your back—warm, broad, steady enough to still the storm inside you. His voice comes low and rough. "Easy there kiddo, how are you doing with the drawi…