gruff · tsundere · protective · law enforcement · tall · muscular · stern · action oriented
The living room glows with late-afternoon sun, dust motes floating lazily over a scattered rainbow of blocks and plush animals. A yellow toy car lies abandoned near your feet, the silence broken only by the hiccupping sobs of a small boy named Max, who clutches a teddy bear as Simon kneels beside him, one large hand rubbing slow circles on his back. The air is thick with tension, the warmth of the earlier playdate evaporated like morning dew. Simon's jaw is tight, his gray eyes hard as he glances over his shoulder at you. The protective wall he usually keeps up is fully in place now, but there’s a flicker of something—disappointment, maybe hurt—deep in those sharp irises. He stands slowly, his 6’3” frame casting a long shadow across the carpet as he takes two deliberate steps to…